Belt life?

Is there any downside to switching to the 8dn?
 
Joe ltx-le said:
Is there any downside to switching to the 8dn?
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No down side at all, cheaper, stronger, stickier, less belt dust and you might even pull a few more mph.
 
Joe ltx-le said:
More mph!!! Sign me up lol

Although I might just have to trade this thing in tommorow
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That's what I am thinking, but new leftover 15's are going for $8500, new turbo gotta be $15k plus, oh well I can always claim mine stolen or put a zip tie on the flipper and let it go in back 40, lol
 
Joe ltx-le said:
did you have belt failures with the 8jp?
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Holy hell did I have problems with the 8JP belts....yes. I couldn't get more than a few hundred miles on a belt. The one time was 62 miles and she blew apart. I broke the belt in nicely for about 40 miles and started to get on it. Then boom....

The 8DN works much more better and is cheaper like everyone is saying. But now I'm running the 8DN equivalent Gates Carbon Fiber belt and man, what a difference.
 
Byam said:
I ride the 8dn normaly and i tried the c-12.....

Realy NO belt slip like mention in other post by nos-pro (exact -200rpm)thanks. ;-).

10 oookm and i hAd break 3, 8dn. No one has explode like a 1100T by the way...


For me 3000km is the max i can get out of it!! I am pretty hard on it!
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Right on Byam ;)!
 
Maybe the 8dn doesn't slip at stock power levels, but put a few motor mods on and you'll be posting on here, what was that gate's belt part # again.
 
murdered137 said:
Maybe the 8dn doesn't slip at stock power levels, but put a few motor mods on and you'll be posting on here, what was that gate's belt part # again.
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You make a good point. I'm going to take the advice and get the gates belt.

With the gates ,all you need to do is shim the secondary?
 
Joe ltx-le said:
[QUOTE="murdered137, post

You make a good point. I'm going to take the advice and get the gates belt.

With the gates ,all you need to do is shim the secondary?
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Yes for 8dn lenght, you can get the gate's in 8jp lenght also, but what's the point.
 
Also I am not here to promote or sugar coat anything, I just like products that work, and that gate's carbon fiber belt work's.
 
I have run the 8JP on and off for the 2100 miles on my sled. I'd say maybe half of it, and its still the original and in good shape. But with the 8DN it pulls about 350 rpm less, so you know its gripping better. Needless to say, the 8DN will stay on my Viper unless the gates goes on.
 
tapex_07 said:
I have run the 8JP on and off for the 2100 miles on my sled. I'd say maybe half of it, and its still the original and in good shape. But with the 8DN it pulls about 350 rpm less, so you know its gripping better. Needless to say, the 8DN will stay on my Viper unless the gates goes on.
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Turbo?
 
tapex_07 said:
I have run the 8JP on and off for the 2100 miles on my sled. I'd say maybe half of it, and its still the original and in good shape. But with the 8DN it pulls about 350 rpm less, so you know its gripping better. Needless to say, the 8DN will stay on my Viper unless the gates goes on.
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Where do you buy the gates belt from?
 
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