Anyone know how much tension there should be in the belt that drives the Powerdyne supercharger from the crank? Too little and it slips. Too much and you over tax the bearings.
Going to buy a belt tension gauge but need to know how much tension to use to make it worth buying.
Based on this calculator my 6 rib micro-v belt should have between 90-125 lbs tension once it has warn in. (installation tension 187.5 if new, 135 if used)
https://www.gates.com/us/en/resource...ion-calculator
Use a little bit less than causes the bearings to fail prematurely. After a few bearing changes, consider a vortech. After the vortech gets boring, go turbo. Ideally, leave well enough alone, be happy with a low boost supercharger.
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