Installing my 1st SC on a Friends G35.
wow, good eye. I noticed that now too. That belt won't last long if it stays like that 
12-03-2008, 06:29 AM
#23
I had one of these kits way back when and I don't believe the belt is actually long enough to be routed under that upper adjuster pulley. Check it out and let us know. It may just need a longer belt, but I would be very surprised if it just fits right underneath without any problems. Good luck.
Maybe I missed it but what fuel management are you running? EMFU? Hope not, its certain death. Put on a UTEC for much better fuel control. The Prochargers run very lean up top.
Maybe I missed it but what fuel management are you running? EMFU? Hope not, its certain death. Put on a UTEC for much better fuel control. The Prochargers run very lean up top.
12-03-2008, 09:12 AM
#24
If you route the belt under the smooth pulley the teeth top and bottom do not have clearance and will touch ruining the belt. Tried installing it that way, and it does not work. The adjustment goes up, not down so then if you run the belt underneath the pulley you won't be adjusting anything but air. You can clearly see when looking at it that it does not work your way. Besides the directions/pictures have the belt running exactly the way you see in my pics.
This link is from the ATI site itself, in case you wanna to see how they routed it. Thanks!!!
http://www.procharger.com/SPORT_COMPACT/G35_uh.shtml
I know the smooth pulley is a dumb idea, and my guys and i were talking about that as well. But thats how it was made.
This link is from the ATI site itself, in case you wanna to see how they routed it. Thanks!!!
http://www.procharger.com/SPORT_COMPACT/G35_uh.shtml
I know the smooth pulley is a dumb idea, and my guys and i were talking about that as well. But thats how it was made.
Last edited by Dr. Venture; 12-03-2008 at 09:50 AM.
12-04-2008, 03:28 AM
#26
Perhaps it is a diff style, or updated kit who knows. But im assuring you that with the kit that this guy had, the way your telling me to put the belt on does not work my friend. If i ran the belt under that pulley for one it would have NO tension, and 2 the teeth would hit. I mean look at the 3 pulley set up good. why would you put tension on the belt toward itself when there is no room and the teeth would be touching. Plus like i said the smooth pulley tensions upward, not down so i stated in the previous post you will not be putting tension on the belt if you run it under the pulley. Plus the end downward motion of the pulley does not even go far enough to put tension downward regardless. (we tried) Can't argue with you about something that was done right according to the directions. Plus every single picture or video I see for all g35 and 350 vehicles have the belt exactly the same way i routed it, so unless your seeing diff style due to diff vehicles I'm 100 % positive jobs done right.
Last edited by Dr. Venture; 12-04-2008 at 03:39 AM.
12-04-2008, 06:17 PM
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Dr. Venture is right....the belt is installed correctly. Trust me...we thought it was wrong too when I was down at Injected Performance getting mine tuned...so we called the guys at ATI...and it is supposed to go OVER that pulley....with the cog teeth down. Weird design imo as well...but oh well. The belt didn't fit the other way...it was too short...but once this belt gives, i might get a belt with a few extra teeth in it so that it will fit that way...just seems like it would eliminate alot of problems....wear....belt slip....who knows.
12-05-2008, 01:19 PM
#33
It is kind of pointless to argue about the belt, but if i were to route the belt upside down or inside out as you say then where and or what purpose would the belt having teeth accomplish when the other 2 pulleys are toothed? For everyones information, that center adjusting pulley is basically for 2 functions to adjust the belt and to guide it on track. Why the company did not take the time to design a toothed adjusting pulley i can honestly say i have no idea. All i can do is have a machinist make me a new pulley to that spec with the teeth. Like many aftermarket parts/designs things are just thrown together and you only see that when you actually install something.
12-05-2008, 02:26 PM
#36
It is kind of pointless to argue about the belt, but if i were to route the belt upside down or inside out as you say then where and or what purpose would the belt having teeth accomplish when the other 2 pulleys are toothed? For everyones information, that center adjusting pulley is basically for 2 functions to adjust the belt and to guide it on track. Why the company did not take the time to design a toothed adjusting pulley i can honestly say i have no idea. All i can do is have a machinist make me a new pulley to that spec with the teeth. Like many aftermarket parts/designs things are just thrown together and you only see that when you actually install something.
http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q...eltrouting.jpg
12-05-2008, 02:43 PM
#37
Although it looks good for the probe style of routing, it just does not work that way for the z or g style man. The adjusting pulley sits higher than the other 2 toothed pulleys. If i were to install it that way it would have the center pulley up high and the other 2 in line down low. So the belt would route like an upside down stretched V and the teeth of the belt would touch at the adjusting pulley, so in other words the routing i did is the correct way, just the design of the pulley that they are using/supplying in the setup is wrong in my eyes and yours as well. If they actually flipped the design and have the toothed pulleys in line high and the adjusting pulley down low to adjust upward YES that idea would of worked sweetly just like your picture is showing.
