Had an idea from a friend of mine; has anyone tired putitng a little bit of VHT on there blower belt to decrease the belt slip? Maybe brush it on while the truck is running.

VHT is the stuff tracks use to help traction; what would be different about a blower belt?

 

common procedure in the race bus...... but, they usually do it in between passes, but it does cause buildup on the belt which will cause it to need to be replaced more often.

 

Casey, if you are looking for a more permanent fix I installed the Metco idler set up about 5000 miles ago. I run a gator belt with a reichard racing upper pulley (the one that was rumored to eat belts, I don't think so). This set up changed my world in relation to belt slip. My Lunar gauge reads a consistent 16lbs at WOT and my belt dust has dropped more than half of my old set up with out the Metco. Just food for thought. I bought mine at JLP.

Highly recommended!

D-Day

 

Thats an interesting thought, but I might be concerned about applying a chemical substance thats intended for one use - on something else. Maybe it would some immediate postive effect on increasing friction and reduce belt slippage - but I would wonder what it would do to the "belts properties" over time?

 

The gatorback belts have less contacting surface area than does a *normal* belt. I'd suggest starting there.

Rich

 

Gatorbacks are supposed to grip more though. Surface area dosnt really mean much.

 

That's true. We did it to a buddies Mustang at FFW Etown and it didn't last more than 2 passes. It was used on a Vortech.

 

There is a product called Belt Dressing that is made for this.

 

My opinion is that belt dressing sucks. It leaves a powdery residue all over the engine compartment. Sometimes it just makes the belt squeak so bad at every rpm, that you just want to put a bomb under it and blow it up.

 

You don't want to use that on your belt; it will make it slip very very bad. It is for making a noisy belt quite. Not for making a belt grip better.

 

Yeah he's right.

F1's will grip just as well as slick tires, surface area doesn't mean squat!

 

he is right, i don't know about this particular case, but surface area isn't everything.

 

Yeah VHT will help prevent it but why not fix it right, get a Metco setup.

Have you ever tried removing VHT from fender wells ? Its not a simple task.

 

more surface area = more friction = less slippage....no?

-Mike

 

when dealing with the same material yes I think that holds true.