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Drivetrain AHHHHHH My AFR Help! (Dyno inside)

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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 07:05 AM
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Originally Posted by 1FSTMINI
I go thru a belt about once a year. Ive tried them all and no other belt is any better than another. i dont know if im alone in this boat but i change mine every year or less....always have a few spares layin around.
The tensioner has a guage to monitor the belt which I paid no attention to, it was only when the car seemed to loose its punchiness that I realized the belt had stretched. The belts are certainly cheap enough so swapping it out MORE often is no big deal. I will be using this concept going forward.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 07:34 AM
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its also not the streching im worried about but the slipping
 
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