[QLD] Ecotec V6 gilmer belt?

[JSTCOZ]

I'm trying to help you understand the practicality of your question.

I gave you advice, but not what you wanted to hear. It's like putting an electronic blow off valve on your exhaust.

Other than the fact that you want your car to sound good (I admit Gilmer drive's sound good, on V8's - on an applicable setup) - the question is, why would you bother runnning a Gilmer kit when the Ecotec has a fairly advanced and suitable belt system as it is. A Gilmer will do nothing but limit the practicality and options of your drive belt.

If you want a question, it CAN be done, whilst getting rid of possibly your alternator, A/C etc etc etc. Probably cost at least $1,500 or north of it.

Mate I'm not asking you to read into it all. All I was asking was, is it possible? Have they made a proper kit for it that isn't custom? Price?

Thanks for your 2nd response Hamatime. As i said, im just looking for that nicer sound, and price, thats it (y) not complex lol

 

[soop]

Why the hell dont you go to the Gilmer website and look??

I think you'll find they don't, because the emotec ALREADY has a serpintine belt.

 

[JSTCOZ]

What you're doing is replacing one $40 belt with another $200 belt FOR NO REASON WHAT SO EVER.

Its clinically retarded.
So of course people are going to tell you you're a twit for doing it.

no reason? The sound is the reason, i want to see what it is like.
Also this is my first car and I'm just looking at toying about and trying things out, can't tell me you never experimented with your early cars soop

 

[SirNemesis]

There's a word for people like you.

Ricer.

You want that whining noise, poor sand in the timing cover.

This. Do this.

 

[JSTCOZ]

Why the hell dont you go to the Gilmer website and look??

Thanks soop, I'll go and have a look. was that hard for you to give straight advice without your bs cushioning?

 

[soop]

Or just pull the timing chain tensioner out...

 

[hakhawk]

sick of arseholes thinking their thought of how a car should be is the way everyone should have their cars. I'm just asking a question, not your abuse. Be helpful or gtfo.

cheers

if you're serious, do some research.

i found this link in about 5 minutes of google searching.

Grand Prixs Of North America • View topic - BELT SLIP, a thing of the past now people! (update Pg. 4)

have fun dropping a bomb on custom pulleys, then finding a belt long enough.

 

[VKCOMMO]

Yeah.. At TAFE I was working on an ecotec and the belts are 2m+ so youll have a lot of fun...

 

[delcowizzid]

ive linked that thread here before for the s/c guys .cost easy $2000+ to get custom fabbed up theres $150 bucks of billet alloy there at least before machining cost would just be over the top and the fact you loose a lot of HP from parasitic drag of a gilmer belt

 

[JSTCOZ]

ive linked that thread here before for the s/c guys .cost easy $2000+ to get custom fabbed up theres $150 bucks of billet alloy there at least before machining cost would just be over the top and the fact you loose a lot of HP from parasitic drag of a gilmer belt

Sweet thanks very much for that delcowizzid (n) defs not worth that kinda money for what i'd be getting lol

Cheers