subheatadey
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Hi Guys, I am just wondering your thoughts on converting to a serpentine pulley, is it worth doing. So just wondering your thoughts, Scat has one is it any good or is their a better option or is it wasting money?
Serpentine Pulley?
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Serpentine systems can tend to throw the belts at high revs on "high" power engines, so they're just for looks really.
I’ve recently switched over to a MST one from Limebug. The idle pulley is now billet alloy not plastic and the bearing is changeable if needed . Only done a couple hundred miles but it’s smooth as .
I think a big oversight for many that are fitted is that people don’t get everything running true which can lead to belt failure, premature wear on the idler bearing etc . Mine is smooth as but will keep a close eye on it .
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If you're not running a rager of a motor, I wouldn't even consider it. Even then, I'd refer to someone like @karlos who I'm sure will have a strong opinion on this one
They are a solution to a problem which doesn’t exist. All you need is decent pulleys which are aligned and a belt which is correctly adjusted. Used to spin my old motor to 7200 rpm and I never had belt issues
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Well i think that has cleared that one up pretty concisely, thanks guys.
