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Originally Posted by Helios
It really doesn't get any simpler than this explanation from pgranberg11.
"Use the half belt twist method. There's a little cutout on the bottom of your supercharger plate that you can't fit your thumb through. Try grabbing the SC belt and twist it half way. With your right hand, put your thumb on first and put your pointer finger on the back of the belt push up on your thumb and pull down with your pointer finger until the belt twists half way."
The stress regarding this system will be there for a while until more owners testify to having no problems than when the system first came out. I was hesitant to purchase this system, too, but the price and how "clean"/ OEM the setup looks won me over. We'll see how reliable this kit is in the long run. I did purchase a spare belt just in case. The other SC I considered for this was the Cosworth kit, but I didn't want to spend that kind of money since I have my car getting a V8 swap. Two car projects running simultaneously puts a hurting on the budget.
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I would definitely back that statement. HIGHLY recommend buying extra belts. It's a supercharger and belts will break. Yea it's nice that you can still drive without a belt on the sc (I've done that from Gingerman raceway in Michigan all the way back to chicago on the same tune and was fine, probably don't recommend doing that however..) here's the link that I use to get a belt, it's typically the cheapest:
https://www.mrosupply.com/synchronou..._gates-rubber/
In regards to stress, I believe people tend to make it a lot more worse than it really easy. Honestly, the biggest pain in the ass with this kit was figuring out the belt and the oil cooler setup up (if you plan on tracking, not necessary if you don't). But once you figure out the belt, the kit is nice to drive.