Gilmer Kits ( does this sound ok for $250 )

[VLCOMMDORE]

Hi everyone im looking at getting a gilmer drive kit for my VS 5 litre but i don't wanna loose anything i already have such as Air con and all the other shit that my stock belts run, im looking at this kit on ebay and was wondering if it is good value and will i not loose anything i already have?????????

HOLDEN GILMER DRIVE KIT
w/POWER STEERING AND
AIR CON PULLEYS



Kit to Suit Holden 253 / 304 / 308 Engines.
These are Aluminium Machined Belt Drive Kits
Precision made for your street/race engines
Eliminate your belt throwing problems
1.5" notch belt included in these kits

Kit includes the following:
Crank Pulley

Alternator Pully
Water Pump Pully
Power Steering Pully
Air Conditioner Pulley

[moff_man]

all it is is a alternator belt with extra pulleys mounted on front for the accessory's. if thats what you want than go for it, but in my opinion there a waste if you don't need them

[VLCOMMDORE]

yeah i heard there a fair waste but i just like the sound lol how mature of me!! So with this kit everything will stay the same as my stock pullys?

[MagiTEK]

just record the sound of it onto cd and play it on your cd player on loop or something. Wouldnt even cost a buck to do that. Save yourself $250.

[slayer208]

IMO Gilmer belt drive kits are a total waste of cash and money could be much better spent elsewhere on your car. A lot of people used to buy these for old-school holden sixes like 202's and all. Yeah, they look cool but don't really serve much purpose. A standard belt does its job well enough and are cheap to replace. Replacing a Gilmer belt isn't so cheap in comparrison. My dad's got a factory VH commodore wagon, and has only ever needed to replace the belt once, and that's only because they gradually stretch to the point where you've got no more adjustment. Not bad for near 30 years of road use though.

Cheers!

[slayer208]

The standard replacement serpentine belt is more than good enough for any Commodore!

Cheers!

[BENJAMUM]

I reckon if you like the sound go for it, i think you had to make a spacer or somthing so you can run the a/c not 100% mate had one on his clubby sounds tuff