pulley belt from zzp

**nemesis** · 01-17-2008

i bought a belt from zzp and after it arrived i noticed it was a napa belt. i never like anything made by napa, but is napa a good belt? i always used gatorback.

**Andrew_99GTP** · 01-17-2008

I did the same thing last spring. I installed the belt and never had any trouble with. I only had it on for a couple months though. I thought I read somewhere that the gatorbacks caused slipping issues?

**snow99dohc** · 01-17-2008

I had a gatorback with a 3.4 with no problems since andrew and I installed it this summer.

**Andrew_99GTP** · 01-17-2008

Originally Posted by snow99dohc

I had a gatorback with a 3.4 with no problems since andrew and I installed it this summer.

I guess I meant on smaller pulley's, like 3.0 on down. I have a gatorback on my accessories and don't have any troubles either.

**Zef_66** · 01-17-2008

For the supercharger belt, gatorback is not favorable. Many people have had many problems when running a smaller pulley and a gatorback belt. They work fine for the accessory side, but they tend to slip sooner on the SC pulley.

As for good belt, most consider the NAPA/Gates belt to be one of the best. I run the Gates belt and they work great. I wouldn't worry about it at all.

**IndeedSS** · 01-17-2008

Ran both when I had a 3.0 with no problems. IIRC it's under the 2.8 that you may have a problems, but this one of those doesn't really matter things. Luckily the belts are cheap enough, if one doesn't work out for you try the other.