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Originally Posted by moto-mike
Weird...I'm on 20k+ miles with the same belt, TONS of launch control, FFS...it really shouldn't cause it to shred. Worst case it may slip just a little. Maybe it was just weakened from an alignment issue. Check the alternator bolt that you put the extra pulley through. I've seen those out of alignment a couple of times now due to installation issues.
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I'll check that bolt like you suggested.
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Originally Posted by xjohnx
what motor mounts are you running? what about you @ Dustin? |
OEM. I'll probably upgrade to STi mounts later on down the road.
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Originally Posted by calispec
I feel like this is a stupid question but I did it wrong (and I am perfect btw). Was the belt installed correctly? It's pretty easy to put the belt on and unknowingly install it one tooth over on any of the ribbed pulleys. The car will run fine and you won't be able to tell by looking at how the belt is running. The tensioner will dance slightly more than if it is installed correctly.
I have 20,000 on the original belt. I took it off when I dropped to the 70mm pulley. I did the math and a 1/2 decrease in circumference is needed to keep the tensioner in the same place so that is what I got.
I don't mean to state the obvious. I made the mistake and have been working on cars my entire life. It's pretty easy to miss especially when it's the last thing you have to do before you can go have some fun!!
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Yeah it would be easy to over look something like that but I'm about 99% positive the answer is no. I'm pretty meticulous when it comes to things like that. All the same I know with 100% certainty that this one is on like it is supposed to be.
I might go try to use LC a couple of times just to see what happens. I have a 1 year warranty on the belt I have now so if I trash this one, at least I can get it replaced for free.