erikthegoalie

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installed my Katech solid tensioner, what a work of art, holds the belt like a gorilla...
Also installed my new K&N FIPK, very nice, very solid, high quality!

here are some pics...two thumbs up for both products!

TheBlurLS1

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WOW! Great looking engine bay!

GET_SOM

that's funny lol, looks good.. clean engine bay

BitViper

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Well..now that yuo got it on...maybe think about striping the paint off


Then i stripped th epaint off my SBT..

erikthegoalie

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hey man i remember you, I am actually going to chrome it....get a lil bling factor...
Thanks guys for the compliments, its not done yet but its coming along, i have to finish painting the other wheel well!
THANKS

erikthegoalie

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Hey how did you get your couplings red? Did you paint them?
THANKS

erikthegoalie

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Wow thanks, that means a lot coming from a moderator

Katech_Jason

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Wow, the red tensioner looks great in there!

jinxedz

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cool ... im waiting to install my KaTech tensioner as well

erikthegoalie

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Om man Jason, it is sweet,
I ran it today all the way through the RPM band...notta thing moved!

NICEEEE

shoudl i lock tite the locking bolt??

Katech_Jason

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No, the locking bolt is the only one that doesn't get lock-tite. Periodically check tension just to make sure.

erikthegoalie

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right on
Thanks Jason

ShermzT/A

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I got a question guys that have installed the Katech solid tensioner, why use this parts what is the added benefit, I mean I don't see that I have a issue right now so maybe you guys could fill me in on why this seems to be a hot part??

Oh and by the way......Engine bay looks nice man congrats on the installs and keep up the moddin', car is coming along good. Thanks for the help.

01formula6

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Erik- A little off topic, but what did you use to paint your valve covers? What kind of prep did you do beforehand? My car is red also, and those look pretty nice.

TransAm8723

looks awesome and clean. thumbs WAY up

Jeremy

allngn_c5

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Hey Erik, good start to the project that you and I discussed for your car. Very clean and the Tensioner looks great. Keep that belt where it belongs. Keep up the mods, I hope to hear about the H/C install in the next few months. Good luck.

** A little side note ** Every member donate $1 towards Erik's H/C pkg.

J/K But seriously Erik I know the strain being a student and trying to work enough hours to pay the bills. That's without factoring in the cost of mods. Hopefully by next year.

TheBlurLS1

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You don't need one unless you have a problem. Some people's stock tensioners get worn out and they start throwing belts and having belt squealing issues. This one lets you apply an adjustable amount of tension to the belt and comes with a high sided pulley to help keep the belt on.

erikthegoalie

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Hey man basically you throw something like the solid tensioner on AFTER you install an aftermarket UD pulley, since the engine revs slightly faster, it can cause a belt to come off of the stock tensioner, basically it holds it on there so when your hittig WOT hard your belts dont go kaboom and you overheat and cant steer worth ****!!

its COMPLETELY WORTH IT

erikthegoalie

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Hey buddy, sup, thanks for the compliments
Basically, when I was installing headers, i removed the coil packs..then i took a look and what did i see??? SHITTY VALVE COVERS HAHA

so i removed em, really easy...cleaned the **** out of em with some degreaser, then this stuff called ALL PREP, basically a stripper, rinsed with h20..let dry primed with high temp primer, a few coats, let sdry for bout an hour..then hit it with about 3 coats of red high temp paint...then about 3 coats of clear high temp....got all the materials at auto zone
HERES the secret though...

i put em in a 200 degree over for about 30 minutes, both of em...
the paint hardened....they looked beautiful, i am seriously considering the coil relo mod because you cant see em with those shitty coils...

thats it though
go nuts!

erikthegoalie

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thank you its coming slowly but surely...its in the exhaust shop now getting the TD installed FINALLY!!!
YES