JRSC belts & pulleys: please discuss it here
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I got mine during the CRSX special back in March and my belt is still on. My two questions about the throwing/shredding belts are:tt061880 said:
1. How many of you installed the SC yourselves (I absolutely mean no disrespect to you, I admire your desires to work on your cars. I wish I had ANY mechanical inclination when it came to cars)?
2. How many are running the 3.4" (7psi) pulley? (It seems like a lot of you guys with the 3.4" pulley are the ones losing belts. This is what scares me since I just ordered it last week :nervous: )
Anyways, keep on boosting!
I installed it myself and when I my belt shredded, it was on the 4'0 pulley. I then haven't found a 7 rib to use with so i've been on the 6 rib with the 3'4. I'm going to try to get a 7 rib and run it with the 3'4 and see what going to happen. To be honest, at the time when the first belt shredded on me, I just had the kit on for a few days(I was new at this sc thing) and the belt was loose and I was bouncing off the rev limiter. I also didn't have the mm inserts at the time either so I don't know if the mm inserts could have prevented this. After that I went to the track and snap a 6 rib (gates belt) in half and I purchased a dayco 6 rib and when I had it on it was loose so it jumped one rib over toward the driver side of the sc pulley.
My conclusion is that maybe at the time I shredded my first belt, I was new at this whole thing and loose belt definely going to jump on you. I'm now using the same dayco belt that jumped on me. I've been to the track two times with it and so far so good still.
PS: someone find a direct source for a 7rib that works on our car pleaseeeeeeeeeee I'm very desperate as you seen on my dyno, the 6 rib will start slipping at about 7500rpm. None of the autopart stores around here carry anything close to the 78.6 that we needed.
My conclusion is that maybe at the time I shredded my first belt, I was new at this whole thing and loose belt definely going to jump on you. I'm now using the same dayco belt that jumped on me. I've been to the track two times with it and so far so good still.
PS: someone find a direct source for a 7rib that works on our car pleaseeeeeeeeeee I'm very desperate as you seen on my dyno, the 6 rib will start slipping at about 7500rpm. None of the autopart stores around here carry anything close to the 78.6 that we needed.
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I am on my forth belt 
The first belt shredded because of a pully malfunction so it was replaced under warranty. My second belt shredded bacause I was a dumbass and over tighten it. My third belt disinigrated due to no apparent reason one day after installation...
Anyway I would like to see a list of compatable belts for our chargers...
The first belt shredded because of a pully malfunction so it was replaced under warranty. My second belt shredded bacause I was a dumbass and over tighten it. My third belt disinigrated due to no apparent reason one day after installation...
Anyway I would like to see a list of compatable belts for our chargers...
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tt061880 said:
not true...
I'm still running on the original belt *knock on Skull* I have checked it often and I haven't had a problem :thumbsup:
Not true..tt061880 said:
I recieved my kit after March.... I had it professionally installed and they had to tweak it slightly (pulley/belt) But I have had no problem
S/C and belt are running strong...
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The kit is actually really easy to install if you have all the tools. Just time consuming. Sonny helped me install mine and we followed the instructions to the "T". Like I posted earlier my first belt shredded due to a flaw in my tensioner unit. The second was my own fault but the third....shaggy said:
no clue. Anyway, I have been running this belt and it looks great, I dont think I will have a problem for a long time to come. Mine has never really snapped in half, I just lose a couple ribs. The car is still drivable but you have to be careful because you run a greater risk of losing the whole belt all together. The last time my belt shredded I lost two ribs but I had to drive the car to work for a week. No problems, I just couldn't be racing around... :driving:h22lude said:
How do you know if a rib snaps off?
So there is no danger to your car if you snap a rib or even a belt. If you lose a rib or two you can still drive it but it might snap the belt and if you snap the belt you can't drive but nothing happens to the car, all you would need to do is install a new belt. Do I have this down
If this is true, wouldn't it be good to have a extra belt in your car just in case. So if it snaps you can replace it on the spot or if it loses a rib you could replace it at your house later during the day.
So there is no danger to your car if you snap a rib or even a belt. If you lose a rib or two you can still drive it but it might snap the belt and if you snap the belt you can't drive but nothing happens to the car, all you would need to do is install a new belt. Do I have this down
If this is true, wouldn't it be good to have a extra belt in your car just in case. So if it snaps you can replace it on the spot or if it loses a rib you could replace it at your house later during the day.
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i got mine at the same time.chk said:
1. i installed everything myself. i never had any belt-related problems.
2. i have been running the 3.4" pulley from the start. the 4.0" pulley never saw one second of action... in fact, i sold it to a civic guy on here, heh.
okie, I'm going to make this as simple as possible. Even for those that installed the kit ourselves, what really caused anything to be misaligned? The only thing I can think of is the tensioner pulley, idle pulley, sc pulley, p/s pulley. I'm not saying that I did a perfect job on the installation but the kit came with the sc pulley screwed on the sc. I replaced the p/s pulley and tighten it up 3 times to make sure it sit on there right. The only parts left is the scissor for the ilde & tensioner pulley. Once the scissor is tighen up, it's up to the whole setup to be misaligned or not. What I'm trying to say is that if I tighten everything, there less likely to be an install flaw. Please don't get me wrong, I just wanna see if my logic make sense in this whole thing. Tell me what do you guys think.
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hmmm yah, that makes sense to me.tt061880 said:
As for my charger,
Mine was installed professionally by Acura technicians who had done 3 other installs before mine so they knew exactly what to do. Running strong with over 10k miles and no (belt) problems (knock on wood)
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Thanks Rob...I'll be in touchshaggy said:
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