Paxton 2200SL Belt Tension

[Ninjavitis]

I installed this system over the weekend and before start up I wanted to make sure I am not putting too much strain on the belt system. I needed to max out the OEM belt tension pulley to slide it over the pulley- when I let off the pressure on the belt tension pulley it did not really move at all and I am concerned the belt might be too tight. It is routed properly, I installed and reinstalled it twice. I used my hands to put the belt on, I did not use tools to force it so maybe it's just supposed to be this tight?

Belt: Vortech belt included with Paxton 2200SL kit - 103.31"
Using left to center pulley hole
Pulley: 3.8"

Will this belt stretch a slightly over time with some heat and tension? It is about 20 degrees here so I am not driving it currently and I am guessing the rubber will expand with some heat, but, I would like to know whether to swap to the middle hole to save excess wear on the belt system/crank before putting the upper IC pipes and everything.

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[kcc0521]

When my kit was new it was really hard to get the belt on with the 3.6 pulley and tensioner in 2nd hole. Yours sounds about right.

 

[beefcake]

yep, should be tight to get on

 

[Supercharged__5.0]

I had the same question when I installed my 3.48" pulley a few weeks ago with the tensioner barely moving because the belt was so tight. I had to "walk" the belt on by turning the crank to get it on. My tuner said that it should be okay, and I have been running it since with no issues. I am interested to see how this will affect the long term wear and tear on the belt system, but I have had no immediate issues.

This probably doesn't help you, but for reference I have a Gates HD 102.0" belt, and I have the tensioner pulley on the Paxton bracket in the same hole you do. The hole one over to the passenger side of the middle hole. (o X o o o o)

 

[Ninjavitis]

I had the same question when I installed my 3.48" pulley a few weeks ago with the tensioner barely moving because the belt was so tight. I had to "walk" the belt on by turning the crank to get it on. My tuner said that it should be okay, and I have been running it since with no issues. I am interested to see how this will affect the long term wear and tear on the belt system, but I have had no immediate issues.

This probably doesn't help you, but for reference I have a Gates HD 102.0" belt, and I have the tensioner pulley on the Paxton bracket in the same hole you do. The hole one over to the passenger side of the middle hole. (o X o o o o)

Have you checked tension since?

I have done a few heat cycles and will be checking just to make sure something moved/stretched a little.

on a positive note, no belt slip and datalogs are good.

 

[Ninjavitis]

yep, should be tight to get on

So far, so good. Hit first WOT today, it was fun. Logs looked in good shape.

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