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genuine are pretty good. all the gates belts i've seen were noisy as hell. and personally I thought the quality a little suspect.

gates are not noisy if u dont tension them like a banjo string, mine is silent and fine once adjusted correctly, when i first installed it i did it tight and it did make a whineing noise.

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Beer Baron

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yeah, sorry it could have been installation no doubt. but it just seemed awfully coincidental. i've seen nismo, trust HKS, none noisy. then i saw probably half a dozen gates and all were noisy. you are right though improper tension will make any belt noisy.

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yeah, sorry it could have been installation no doubt. but it just seemed awfully coincidental. i've seen nismo, trust HKS, none noisy. then i saw probably half a dozen gates and all were noisy. you are right though improper tension will make any belt noisy.

no need to be sorry mate :blink: i see those comments about gates belts alot on the forums. i was just stating my experiences with them, i know alot of noisy ones too and even a workshop i used to use said mine was normal when it was whining like crazy, the next time i put it on i did it with a touch less tension and it sounds silent so im happy, ive used 3 gates belts now and they are all quiet so alot is to do with installation i reckon

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...i know alot of noisy ones too and even a workshop i used to use said mine was normal when it was whining like crazy, the next time i put it on i did it with a touch less tension and it sounds silent so im happy, ive used 3 gates belts now and they are all quiet so alot is to do with installation i reckon.

This has been my experience. Have heard of half a dozen noisy setups using blue Gates belts; slacken them off a bit and they are fine.

As for whats best, OEM is best in all but the most hardcore setups imo.

Oh, and search :blink:

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