Chemist,
Wipe that smile off your face, get more gas and enjoy the ride. You can get better milage if you try, but it isn't as much fun.
The new 'backbone', I have one as well and it really tightens the car up. I'm sure Dave will anounce it soon.
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BIX A BEL Cool, Ebony leather, Chrome, loaded, no XM/onstar Founding member of the "Lost Sols Club"
DDM stage III w/custom CAI
probeam, backbone, tower strut, Exedy Stage II clutch
JPM custom dash, center console, door inserts
Solo SQR2 with Norm's center defused panel
FucuzTech Tri-Y header and high flow cat DDM Stage III Upgrade here
42lb injectors
3" tubes front to back
10 boost
trim 50 garrett t3/t4 custom- bare bones pumpking
38mm tial wastegate / bov
custom i/c (BELL)
Werks radiator
aem wideband
gxp exhaust /magna flo - integrated dumptube ( b_faster and R&D automotive
custom manifold (sh**er the skunk )
hi flo cat
HPTUNING - the hard part !!!
(tune therapy -> randy @DDM)
JET-HOT 2000
aerologic egt kit
DDM backbone
AEM boost control
custom .08ss heatshield
Well, thanks to my 2-1/2 day automotive seminar two weeks ago (AKA Dave answering all of my questions while he installed my S/C) and a phone call to Dave this afternoon, my car is back up and running after I blew both my serpentine and power steering belts off this afternoon while doing 0-60 runs outside of town.
I had not checked my belt tension after my last long road trip, and hit the rev limiter on my second run. This combination of factors (both errors mine ) led to the "parting of the ways" of the serpentine belt, which apparently took the power steering belt with it.
It took me longer than it probably should have to reinstall the belts, but it's done. I'm waiting for it to cool back down so I can retension the serpentine belt.
Lessons learned:
1) Check the belt tension periodically.
2) DDMWork's customer service rocks!
3) Our cars are hard to steer without the power assist.
4) The benefits of Stage II S/C are quickly missed when you don't have them.
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Envious, ebony leather, loaded, DDM Stage II S/C, headers/cat/exhaust, 4-piston brakes/slotted rotors, Probeam, Backbone, Lil' Chromies, K-sphere pedals, Kazera KZ-L wheels, the TWEETY door unlock/lock button, High Note horn, Brushed Al door sills, etched/lighted WindRestrictor, white LED map/footwell lights, 3rd brake light pulser. --- She moves!
Been there, done that, on the side of the road...... Stage 1 belt change wasn't bad, Stage 2 is a bit more challenging.. Long, thin arms BIG benefit... Check my belt often now and always carry a spare with the tools needed just in case. Haven't had an issue since the first time though.. Hope your still enjoying it..
__________________ 07 SLY 5SPD. -- DDM STAGE II SUPERCHARGED #10 (Pulley Upgrade), DDM Pro Beam & Backbone, SOLO Shorty Header, Werks Cat, Magnaflow 3" CatBack Duals, Norms Rear Diffuser, AfterShock Rear Spoiler, Upshield, Sport pedals, 18" Gravana J2 Staggered wheels w/ Cooper Zeon 2XS tires(275/40R, 245/45F)--
Been there, done that, on the side of the road...... Stage 1 belt change wasn't bad, Stage 2 is a bit more challenging.. Long, thin arms BIG benefit... Check my belt often now and always carry a spare with the tools needed just in case. Haven't had an issue since the first time though.. Hope your still enjoying it..
I had/have a spare serpentine in the trunk. I'll run get a spare power steering belt in the morning.
I'd be hard pressed to install a new one without ramps or jackstands, though. I'm sure it _can_ be done, but I'd rather not.
Still enjoying it? That's a _GROSS_ understatement. I _love_ it!
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Envious, ebony leather, loaded, DDM Stage II S/C, headers/cat/exhaust, 4-piston brakes/slotted rotors, Probeam, Backbone, Lil' Chromies, K-sphere pedals, Kazera KZ-L wheels, the TWEETY door unlock/lock button, High Note horn, Brushed Al door sills, etched/lighted WindRestrictor, white LED map/footwell lights, 3rd brake light pulser. --- She moves!
It's the rapid change of engine speed when you are over 7k that stretches the belt, when you hit second and the engine slows to 6k or so the SC is doing about 15-16k and the belt jumps off
I have never lost a belt under 7K
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BIX A BEL Cool, Ebony leather, Chrome, loaded, no XM/onstar Founding member of the "Lost Sols Club"
DDM stage III w/custom CAI
probeam, backbone, tower strut, Exedy Stage II clutch
JPM custom dash, center console, door inserts
Solo SQR2 with Norm's center defused panel
FucuzTech Tri-Y header and high flow cat DDM Stage III Upgrade here
It's the rapid change of engine speed when you are over 7k that stretches the belt, when you hit second and the engine slows to 6k or so the SC is doing about 15-16k and the belt jumps off
I have never lost a belt under 7K
Dave and I had that very conversation in SC. It was my hitting the limiter and missing the shift to 3rd that (I am certain) parted my belt.
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Envious, ebony leather, loaded, DDM Stage II S/C, headers/cat/exhaust, 4-piston brakes/slotted rotors, Probeam, Backbone, Lil' Chromies, K-sphere pedals, Kazera KZ-L wheels, the TWEETY door unlock/lock button, High Note horn, Brushed Al door sills, etched/lighted WindRestrictor, white LED map/footwell lights, 3rd brake light pulser. --- She moves!
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BIX A BEL Cool, Ebony leather, Chrome, loaded, no XM/onstar Founding member of the "Lost Sols Club"
DDM stage III w/custom CAI
probeam, backbone, tower strut, Exedy Stage II clutch
JPM custom dash, center console, door inserts
Solo SQR2 with Norm's center defused panel
FucuzTech Tri-Y header and high flow cat DDM Stage III Upgrade here
Well, I took my car to a local car service place, one that does a lot of performance work and has worked on my car before (replaced broken catalytic converter studs), to get my annual state inspection done.
It really seemed to be taking along time, and I started to worry about how long the service tech was spending under the hood, until it hit me:
He wasn't INSPECTING the car any more, he was LOOKING at it.
After he brought it back around to the front of the shop, he and another tech/mechanic came in and both remarked how good the system looked and asked if it made good power. I said, "Thanks, and yes, it makes GOOD power."
They reminded me that they have a chassis dyno.
So, ... thanks again, Dave and Randy, for a great product and great support.
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Envious, ebony leather, loaded, DDM Stage II S/C, headers/cat/exhaust, 4-piston brakes/slotted rotors, Probeam, Backbone, Lil' Chromies, K-sphere pedals, Kazera KZ-L wheels, the TWEETY door unlock/lock button, High Note horn, Brushed Al door sills, etched/lighted WindRestrictor, white LED map/footwell lights, 3rd brake light pulser. --- She moves!
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) led to the "parting of the ways" of the serpentine belt, which apparently took the power steering belt with it. 
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