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i VieTEC said:
Lanman did you get your tensioner today? Where are the pics? I'm suppose to get mine on thursday or friday at the latest.
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i got the UPS shipping notification yesterday and it says its to be delivered today .... either way i´m gone in Europe right now until Oct.1st so... i´ll post pics when i get back .. it will be waiting for me.

then i´m going to install JR race header, the new tensioner and then hit the tuner again. 300hp here i come!

btw, what meets and stuff do you go to? I wanna see your setup on the base.... :bow:
 

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Is the bracket on top(the tubular one) new as well. Mine is rusted like a son of a gun. Also, my tensioner has rust on it, so mine must be steel. Guess I'm lucky I got the first kit. I'm still on my original belt running 9 psi and 20,000 miles.
 

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lanman2000 said:
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i got the UPS shipping notification yesterday and it says its to be delivered today .... either way i´m gone in Europe right now until Oct.1st so... i´ll post pics when i get back .. it will be waiting for me.

then i´m going to install JR race header, the new tensioner and then hit the tuner again. 300hp here i come!

btw, what meets and stuff do you go to? I wanna see your setup on the base.... :bow:
What meet are you talking about? I haven't been to any meets in a long time. I'm waiting for a 3.4" pulley to get it tune by Doug.
 

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i VieTEC said:
Why do you guys take it to the shop just to replace the tensioner? You can save alot of money by doing it yourself and it only takes 1/2 hour max
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Why do you guys take it to the shop just to replace the tensioner? You can save alot of money by doing it yourself and it only takes 1/2 hour max
Because I have a great Mech that does all this extra work for free :D

Not to mention, there was a lot more work done then just the tensioner. He also replaced the belt, all the pulleys and realigned everything. Then he double and triple checked the work to make sure the belt wasn't slipping.

Update on my car............ all is good :thumbsup: . The car was driven most of the night hitting boost a couple of times. The belt was checked this morning and there was some slippage but was shortly tightened. I'm also not sure if I like this new allen bolt design. Like Jamie said, its harder to get this thing tight with this set-up.
 

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Because I have a great Mech that does all this extra work for free :D

Not to mention, there was a lot more work done then just the tensioner. He also replaced the belt, all the pulleys and realigned everything. Then he double and triple checked the work to make sure the belt wasn't slipping.

Update on my car............ all is good :thumbsup: . The car was driven most of the night hitting boost a couple of times. The belt was checked this morning and there was some slippage but was shortly tightened. I'm also not sure if I like this new allen bolt design. Like Jamie said, its harder to get this thing tight with this set-up.
Same here, except mine's not free. I just wanted to make sure everything was aligned since I make two 200 mile trips each week and I don't want to get stuck in the middle of nowhere. :jigglemad
 

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tt061880 said:
I have the spacers in and it still didn't cure my belt slippage problem, wtf is going on???
The spacers wont help the belt slippage, only the belt shredding issue. To cure belt slippage just tighten the tensioner a little.
 

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soo was i the only one with no belt problems?? o well.. can't do anything about it know since i no longer have a 7 psi rsx.... damn i'm pissed!!!
 

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I tighten the tensioner so tight, it won't turn anymore, is that tight enough? lol :D

Then you may need a new belt
 
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