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ok for months now i have been trying to get a performance serpentine belt for my el to no avail.
today i bought a gates commodore one which is the same except it 4mm longer does any one forsee issues with doing this?? cheers mystro |
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Yes when the belt stretches it will most likely squeal and wont be tensioned enough to properly drive all your accesories, if it even tensions up with the extra 4mm length.
Why apart from wank factor would you possibly need a blue gates serpentine belt when the factory unit is more than up to the task. You wont get any helpful comments dude because what you are trying to achieve is silly and pointless
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mystro wrote: ok for months now i have been trying to get a performance serpentine belt for my el to no avail.
today i bought a gates commodore one which is the same except it 4mm longer does any one forsee issues with doing this?? cheers mystro Gates make the "racing" serp belts that fit EL's ? |
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thanx for your forsight
 your comment is helpful enough.
few reasons a. the gates one was cheaper than the standard by $10 b.whats wrong with having blue and shiney thingd engine bay? c. the parts dude said it would work ,so i made him promise i could bring it back if it didnt d. the belt i have now is stretched heaps and is missing sections of ribs it still doesnt squeel e. long warranty,much stronger ,less strech,higher heat and friction capabilities d. imo gates would have to be the best brand in the world for thier products e. i have spare tensioners and could easily add 4mm of extra metal if i need to f. personal gratification lol |
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glenneaux wrote: mystro wrote: ok for months now i have been trying to get a performance serpentine belt for my el to no avail. today i bought a gates commodore one which is the same except it 4mm longer does any one forsee issues with doing this?? cheers mystro Gates make the "racing" serp belts that fit EL's ? i know cant get one but 
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If its only 4mm, the tensioner will cope. My belt is old and stretched, it would definatly be longer than 4 mm extra, and still doesn't sqeeul. If for some reason it doesn't work, it sounds like you've got it covered with the seller.
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Why OH Why can't they make RED belts? Hmmmmm?
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BenJ wrote: Why OH Why can't they make RED belts? Hmmmmm?
BenJ cos they would be to fast. |
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mystro wrote: thanx for your forsight
your comment is helpful enough.few reasons a. the gates one was cheaper than the standard by $10 b.whats wrong with having blue and shiney thingd engine bay? c. the parts dude said it would work ,so i made him promise i could bring it back if it didnt d. the belt i have now is stretched heaps and is missing sections of ribs it still doesnt squeel e. long warranty,much stronger ,less strech,higher heat and friction capabilities d. imo gates would have to be the best brand in the world for thier products e. i have spare tensioners and could easily add 4mm of extra metal if i need to f. personal gratification lol Why ask the question then? just do it, of course it will work you said so. This post is pointless Im off to paint my belt blue 
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tickford_6 wrote: BenJ wrote: Why OH Why can't they make RED belts? Hmmmmm? BenJ cos they would be to fast. hahah...hilarious 
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mystro wrote: thanx for your forsight
your comment is helpful enough.few reasons a. the gates one was cheaper than the standard by $10 b.whats wrong with having blue and shiney thingd engine bay? c. the parts dude said it would work ,so i made him promise i could bring it back if it didnt d. the belt i have now is stretched heaps and is missing sections of ribs it still doesnt squeel e. long warranty,much stronger ,less strech,higher heat and friction capabilities d. imo gates would have to be the best brand in the world for thier products e. i have spare tensioners and could easily add 4mm of extra metal if i need to f. personal gratification lol Why do you have this thread then? |
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Why do you have this thread then?[/quote]
to see if any 1 had used a commonwhore belt before and whether they had dramas . also to waste time while my gf plays guitar hero. no she is not a kid. gm parts are often more cheaper more variety and more available even though i hate holdens and am prolly cursing my car |
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mystro wrote: gm parts are often more cheaper more variety and more available
Haha, I could help but read this as if you were 5. 
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twr7cx wrote: Why do you have this thread then? green car wrote: Why ask the question then? just do it, of course it will work you said so.
This post is pointless Im off to paint my belt blue you both suck nuts. It was a fair enough question to ask. It only needed a short and to the point answer. |
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OZBMX wrote: mystro wrote: gm parts are often more cheaper more variety and more available Haha, I could help but read this as if you were 5. yer some people choose to write a s s holes on the web. i choose to write like im five claiming that i am mystro yet i spell it wrong. |
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