Anyone tried the Gates "RPM" series belts?

[Wild Horses]

This is what our shops parts rep suggested when we couldn't find the fleet runner HD belt in the lenth I needed. Apparently they're made for belt driven S/Cs. I've never heard of anyone using them...hell, I didn't know they existed till last week. For nearly 70 bucks the only way I can compare the belt to a normal one is like a drag radial to a street tire. Just wrapping it around a single pulley and feeling the fit compared to factory style is much much tighter and wayyyy stickier. The belt is tougher though, and I'm guessing this is due to its anti-stretch characteristics.

Im glad I spent the extra as of now. Let's see how it performs before I start praising this thing.

Heres pics until then. BTW this is obviously a six rib so it's for my Vortech SC trim setup. I was getting a good bit of belt slip once she heated up. Enough for 1-2 psi. Hopefully this will let me drop a pulley size.

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regular gates on top RPM on bottom.

Normal left, RPM Right.

Anybody else decide to go with one of these for their centrifugal blower?

 

[Wild Horses]

This belt is quite nice so far. No slip whatsoever and she's been getting pretty warm today.

 

[lwarrior1016]

That looks like an awesome belt. Its thicker too so it might last longer.

 

[g36 monkey]

As I recall several of our boosted guys use those belts religiously. They have a great name in the business!

 

[Wild Horses]

Been two seasons and this thing still has no slip. Ordered a new one for this coming year since I’m running a smaller notched pulley for some decent psi.