belt tension
real tight 
seriously, i had my 8 rib so tight that it would ring or humm when you tap it with your finger.
i run an sdce tensioner kit now and i'm alot more satisfied with it than i ever was with the stock ati crap. and the cool thing is the belt tension is no where near as much as what it was before and i get better results.
another thing to remeber is that if you are using a new belt , it will stretch and you will have to retighten it every now and then till it "settles".
seriously, i had my 8 rib so tight that it would ring or humm when you tap it with your finger.
i run an sdce tensioner kit now and i'm alot more satisfied with it than i ever was with the stock ati crap. and the cool thing is the belt tension is no where near as much as what it was before and i get better results.
another thing to remeber is that if you are using a new belt , it will stretch and you will have to retighten it every now and then till it "settles".
Grab the belt with your pointer finger and your thumb..... try and twist the belt...... if you can twist it more then 90 degree's its to loose.... You shouldnt have to big of a problem with the stock ATI 8 Rib stuff..... 5 litre eater is doing fine... PM him.
Kyle
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sorry to hi-jack, it,s been mentioned before that sdce tensioner is good, looking at the mtr from front of car is the tensioner mounted on the left, are your blowers on the left. can this tensioner be used if blower is on the right.
RH drive Holden.
RH drive Holden.
Originally Posted by WS-6_2002
Sorry to disappoint you guys but I have the old 6 rib. Do the same theories apply?
How i mentioned with measuring it with your fingers is how i did it with my 6 rib setup but i could never get it from slipping...... I would upgrade to a spring tensioner setup from SDCE for 6 rib setups.. or step up to the 8 rib spring tensioned setup.........
For the Aussie..... heres a few pics of mine on the car with out the radiator in... i dont know if you can get it to work on yours but i hope these pics help one way or another.
Kyle
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Originally Posted by ls1 1990 VN
thanks NA$TY-TA. just for the record calling a kiwi an aussie is like calling an america a canadian, 
Better get back on topic. 
Better get back on topic. Sorry man......... i should of looked at your place of orgin... i just took it as you have a Holden that u live in Australia..... if i knew u were from NZ i would of known to call u a Kiwi...... Ive been to both and loved them both that i wanto come back there............. if u need more pics i have them on my site....
itlxlr8.homestead.com
Kyle
Originally Posted by WS-6_2002
Nice pics. What is the cost of the tensioner and where can I get one?
Laterz
Kyle