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lexlueger · 08-12-2012, 06:59 AM

I never touch the tensioner unless I'm completely removing the belt. You have no belt wrap that way. With the screw in place and the proper belt size the idler will touch the tensioner.
The way you do it in the video does not wrap that belt around the bottom of the pulley. IMO. I could be wrong.

08-12-2012, 06:59 AM	#177
lexlueger Drives: V10 BMW M5, Supercharged 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Charlotte NC /Brooklyn NY Posts: 2,305	I never touch the tensioner unless I'm completely removing the belt. You have no belt wrap that way. With the screw in place and the proper belt size the idler will touch the tensioner. The way you do it in the video does not wrap that belt around the bottom of the pulley. IMO. I could be wrong. __________________ MAST 416 STROKER: STAGE 3 TVS 2300 CUSTOM CAM TPIS 102 TB IW 8 RIB PULLEY W/ OD COG REARS NX EXPRESS/NANO KIT KDI HEAT EXCHANGER/ROTOFAB RESERVOIR CIRCLE D 2800 TC/FLEX PLATE/ADM TRANS COOLER DSS DRIVESHAFT/1400 HP AXLES EATON TRUETRAC -LPE 3.27 GEARS DYNATECH HEADERS/MAGNAFLOW EXHAUST SQUASH RETURN STYLE FS ID 850's E85/ FLEXFUEL BMR/EIBACH SUSPENSION KILL MODE, ON.