Gatorback Belt
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As of right now Goodyear's division (Gatorback) hasn't made a belt. The plus side of having a gatorback is if they make a smaller one than stock to pick up slippage from smaller pulleys. It can always be counterrd w/o a smaller belt by getting a larger idler pulley and most smaller s/c pulleys are made to grip great.
Stage 2 of course has a smaller belt. A double-sided belt isn't going to be cheap when they release it though.
Stage 2 of course has a smaller belt. A double-sided belt isn't going to be cheap when they release it though.
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Originally Posted by Mercury
Has anybody heard news about a Gatorback belt being made for our motor yet? I'd love to have one, gotta make that supercharger sound louder! 
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Originally Posted by shcwv
does the gatorback belt really make a difference? my friend had it on his vortech supercharger, but i dont think it made a difference. the purpose of the gatorback is to prevent slippage? not sure tho
i had one on my 00 cougar and everyone thought it was supercharged. once you got up over 3000 rpms it sounded like a vortech. those cars are well know for belt slippage, they slip so bad it make loud noises at times. after the gatorback install, it never did it again.
i'mn sure mercury is familiar with the cougar/belt problems.... heck all of us cougar owners were
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Originally Posted by shcwv
thats funny cuz its called Gatorback "The Quiet Belt"
They produce a small whistle sound at idle and the whistle goes wooot!
Seriously though, the belt itself won't make the blower louder, it will just made another sound in addition to the blower.
Last edited by Mercury; Apr 24, 2006 at 11:06 PM.
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