25/50 Gates Belt T306

[nitrodann]

Just to confirm this, using the 150 tooth belt i need to use a second tensioner in the idler pulley location right?

And please dont just say to read the pdf i have many times.

Thankyou,

Dann

[JonnoHR31]

yes

[The Mafia]

I'm going to say it - Read the PDF. It is covered VERY clearly, and even gives you model numbers of the belt you require, exact amount of teeth (Pretty sure 150 is wrong too, I think its a couple more)

If you read the PDF and then come here because you don't understand even though its in the plainest of English, then please, put your tools down and back away. You should not be building the RB25\30.

[Gerg_R31]

150 teeth = tensioner same location + idler

152 teeth = tensioner relocated + idler

[JonnoHR31]

I'm going to say it - Read the PDF. It is covered VERY clearly, and even gives you model numbers of the belt you require, exact amount of teeth (Pretty sure 150 is wrong too, I think its a couple more)

If you read the PDF and then come here because you don't understand even though its in the plainest of English, then please, put your tools down and back away. You should not be building the RB25\30.

the PDF only goes into detail about 152T belts which require the tensioner relocated. it mentions a different 150T belt but doesnt give much info. its been covered in this section before but the PDF is very out dated and has no info on the gates belt

150 is not wrong, theres more than 1 way of doing this

gerg_r31, not sure exactly what you mean but you need to use 2 tensioners rather than 1 tensioner and 1 idler to get the cam timing spot on, unless you have adjustable gears

Edited January 14, 2011 by JonnoHR31

[The Mafia]

They also recommended not leaving the tensioner on the same spot because the belt comes too close together. Not worth the risk IMHO.

BUt the PDF is very clear about both, you must agree..

[JonnoHR31]

it doesnt come too close together with the 150T gates belt and the only way they could ever touch is if something let go, which usually means destruction anyway. i'm running the gates belt with 2 tensioners in the standard location without any troubles, only think that didnt fit straight away was the lower timing cover which needed to be trimmed on the top intake corner to stop the belt running, but from memory you have to trim covers with the tensioner relocated anyway.