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Old 02-28-2013, 08:31 PM
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Speed Passion
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Originally Posted by FauxMako
My understanding is that with more power you want the belt a little bit looser, but, again, not lose enough that the belt slips a tooth or you'll rip the teeth off. More power means more stress on the belt and the rest of the drive train so go easy on the trigger. No slipper clutch means that the only give in the drive train is the belt and the tires contact patch.

As far as following the manual. My experience is that it's close but you need to adjust to your car. As the belt ages it stretches and if you change any of the pulleys (center or diff) you have to adjust to match.
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