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I'm running a gates one on my R.

It was pretty noisy initially however i found that i had over tensioned it (very slightly). Was fine when cold but when at operating temp it would make a distinctive whine.

Loosened it off a tad and its been fine since.

Yeah Zed, been there done that, who needs to do the job 2X ???

Will never touch another kevlar belt.

Nissan belt FTW.

I Agree!

Had one on my daily drive, after adjusting it a couple times, I ditched it for a Nissan belt

I found a Gates belt can run as silently as a stocker, it's all to do with belt tension.

Unless you're fitting belts everyday, you lose the "touch" and kevlar belts require slightly less tension than factory.

So the average handy-bloke ends up doing the job twice, or perhaps get the job done poorly by an expert and believe their spin that the noise will go away in time.

Nobody likes pulling it all down (especially an Rb26) just to slacken off a tad, which is why no more kevlar belts for me.

Who else remembers Rob (RIPS) offering his car if anyone could find a non-factory Nissan engine part on his early R32/Rb30?

It made considerable Hp.

I found a Gates belt can run as silently as a stocker, it's all to do with belt tension.


Unless you're fitting belts everyday, you lose the "touch" and kevlar belts require slightly less tension than factory.


So the average handy-bloke ends up doing the job twice, or perhaps get the job done poorly by an expert and believe their spin that the noise will go away in time.


Nobody likes pulling it all down (especially an Rb26) just to slacken off a tad, which is why no more kevlar belts for me.



Who else remembers Rob (RIPS) offering his car if anyone could find a non-factory Nissan engine part on his early R32/Rb30?


It made considerable Hp.


  • 10 years later...
1 hour ago, drifter17a said:

Anyone found gates blue racing to be extremely tight/ almost impossible to install without moving the exhaust gear

I have not found this no. I put one back on a couple days ago with no drama. I agree they are tight, but no need to remove anything. 

On 16/05/2025 at 4:50 AM, drifter17a said:

Is that the blue one rpm?

 

As long as it would take, Count the teeth on both belts to check they are the same.

Timing belts will be pretty tight to get on, but this is by design so you don't have to adjust too much tension.

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