Gatorback whistle?
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Throw a non slip pully on there it will be sweet music..
Mike_Hawk said:
I had a 2.76 on mine and that bad boy whistled. Not too loud, but loud enough for me to hear in the car.
Yeah, I have the 2.8 and it sounds cool. Sounds almost like a V2-S-trim, in a sense.
I totally agree with what you said. And therein lies the problem maybe. Some state that the whine is as loud as a PC. Not true. I used Gatorbacks for almost a year and while the whine is noticeable in the cabin, it is muted for sure. Nowhere near the loudness of a PC. So if people are expected a LOUD whine they're going to be disappointed. Mine, by the way, was used with both 2.90 and 2.80 Reichard Racing non-slip pullies.WhippleCharged Sonic said:
If you're hearing a bit of whine that's about all you're going to get. If you want a serious whine go for a cog setup or a ProCharger. LOL!
um ur not gonna get ANY whistle with the stock pulley... slap the 2.8 non slip on there with the gatorback.... THEN ull get the whistle... i love it, u can hear it nicely, especially with the hood vents open!!!... but i still rather have the cog system so i can have extreme whistling :bowdown:
edit: u might get some whistle if u buy like 1 size smaller belt and squeeze it on there :shrug:
edit: u might get some whistle if u buy like 1 size smaller belt and squeeze it on there :shrug:
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Are you sure that you need a non-slip pulley to hear a whistle from a Gatorback? I could swear I've read many posts from those running regular aftermarket pullies and they get a whistle. If that is true then the stock pulley should produce a whistle as well. Comments?
I had the whistle with a regular "slip" 3.2 pulley. Like you said bob its no where near as loud as a procharger but louder than stock.
Jeff, I'll also add that the muted whistle was so sweet that I almost never turned on the radio. 
Bob, I did the same. I'm gonna get one for my kenne bell and hope for the same results when the weather gets better. On a side note I just ordered your shifter gasket for my new MGW shifter that I will install again when the weather gets better. Even before it gets here I want to thank you!!
Mine was the standard BF 2.76 pulley and hub.
I did get the order. It will mail out first thing in the morning.03ShadowCobra said:
Screamin'SVT
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I had one on my stock pulley and it definately whistled.. loud enough for me to hear w/ the windows up.. also, I heard that gatorback + some non-slips = chewed belt. Never tried it firsthand though, but I went with a Gates with my non-slip just to be safe.
Screamin' SVT what was the belt #? Maybe they have revised the Gatorback belts for quiet operation? :xpl:
I still have the stock pulley with a gatorback belt. Mine diffently makes noise, you can hear it in the car and coming down the road.
My whine sounds like a bad ground in the radio...
ALA G8R
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Mike_Hawk said:Drove the car around more today. It's still as quiet as it used to be
Obviously a defective belt. Take it back and tell them you want an exchange because it doesn't whistle.
j/k ;-)
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