I just took out my red spring today after running it for aprox 1 1/2 months.. There seemed to be much more belt dust in there then with stock, or the black spring. Does this mean it might be wearing the belt out
faster?? [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img]

 

It should cause less wear, not more. How come you took the red spring out?

 

well one would think, but there sure was allot of belt dust in the housing after a little over a month of riding. Took the red spring out becaue it took away about 4mph on the top end, [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/img] so in the summer I dont really need the higher mid & low end grunt like I do in the winter, fall & spring. So I have decided for the summer, the black spring is my best choice, then I'll go back to the red in the fall... [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

Is that the EPI black spring?

 

To much side pressure will wear a belt as much as not enough, as it squeezes the belt too much and chew's it up. I think the blck spring is plenty...........

 

yep, the EPI red secondary spring

 

Uinthas - I'm about to order a red or a black secondary spring for a buddies 360. He's not aggressive - just wants his belt to last a little longer and get a bit better shifting caracteristics. Is the black spring the way to go and is there a noticable difference between the stock spring and the black spring?

 

There is little difference between the stock & black spring.. When I first installed the black I certainly noticed it.. But if you want a big difference then the red spring would be your best bet.. Only problem with the red is your running a higher RPM so it's a bit noisier, & you loose around 4mph on top end. But you'll be surprised how much more low & mid end power you gain, especially in high gear, I could climb just about any hill in high. I have basically come to the conclusion I'll use the Black in the summer where lower end grunt is not as important & top end is, then when fall comes around & things get muddy again I'll switch back to the red for Fall, Winter & Spring.. Next thing I'd like to try is getting some ligher clutch weights & give them a shot, I have heard from a local dealer that those are worth the money, but havn't actually talked to anyone who has installed & used them yet..

 

one more thing with the red spring, let it break in a bit, when I first installed mine the engine was very noisy & I couldn't go near as fast, but that spring is so freeking strong it takes some miles to break it in a bit, then you'd me much happier with it.. After taking mine out I could tell it was not as strong as when I 1st installed it..

 

Thanks for the info.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]