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Don't really see how that belt will make a difference the belt squeal or squeak usually comes from the side edges of the belt rubbing not the ribs in between. You could always give it a shot and see what happens.
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Yeah not really to get rid of noise, but rather to have a new one now, and put the used as a spare in the trunk.
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I would just stick to the GATES HD green belt as the tech there said the belt has 25 % stronger tensile strength over the traditional black one. The shorter belt doesn't come in the HD in the K060891 size the next size up is the K060905HD which is 1 inch longer you could easily take up the slack with the adjustable idler. If you want to use the old belt routing get the K061058HD, and yes I always keep a spare belt in the trunk along with the necessary tools to change it on the side of the road.
We use RPM belts far better than green.
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Yes they were originally blue and marketed for the imports. But these are made for high rpm, high centrifugal forces and Koch more robust then the green which is made for low rpm diesel and tractor applications. Green does work but RPM by Gates is the best serpentine belt available for supercharged apps.
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What's the part number for the RPM Gates belt in long run size?
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What part number and for which routing ?
Thanks,,,,,,soon as I get my idler ill go with that
Is this for the original routing or the new one ?
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I must be one of the few. Installed my new tensioner and immediately still had a chirp.
I will say, it is significantly better than it was but on a cold start there is a high pitch squeal and chirp which goes away after a minute or two; pretty similar to how the issue was when it first started. When I went to the shorter belt routing, it made the squealing louder and sound like it was coming from more than one source. This noise sounded more like a sound the pulleys would be making, not so much a belt sound - it sounded like a 50 year old motor with rusty parts.
Would going back to the longer belt routing possibly reduce this remaining issue?
I will say, it is significantly better than it was but on a cold start there is a high pitch squeal and chirp which goes away after a minute or two; pretty similar to how the issue was when it first started. When I went to the shorter belt routing, it made the squealing louder and sound like it was coming from more than one source. This noise sounded more like a sound the pulleys would be making, not so much a belt sound - it sounded like a 50 year old motor with rusty parts.
Would going back to the longer belt routing possibly reduce this remaining issue?
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I had this problem on my 06 with Saleen SC. It wasn't an issue of anything being out of alignment or rubbing. If that were the case, the noise wouldn't stop when it warmed up. The problem is the belt being cold. I even went to a BGG 8 rib kit. That decreased how often I had to change the belts but had the issue until I sold the car. The best thing I found was using a good high quality belt. I didn't know about the Gates RPM belt, the green was the best I had found. I changed belts every 6 months - 1 year.