What should i be looking at to change. I'm running a 11" STM secondary That is aTorsional setup not like the stock Compression setup, and dropped a buttload of weight from 77g to 68g and definatley need to take more out if i get above 3000'. Below 3,000' RPMs are at 7,500 to 7,700 mayeb 7,800 (in powder and hillclimbs) I blew a belt for the first time the other day. I'm not sure if the belt was just so abused from me tuning the clutches all winter (ie. Getting alignment and Clutch weights correct) or if i had just been over abusing it that day. It was an Ultimaxx belt and it went KABOOM.
This is on an 07 M8
What is your belt to sheave and roller to weight? If using stock profile weights you need to run a .060-.070 total. IF you have .020 belt to sheave and .050 roller to weight your good.
When I have encountered this where the primary is hotter than the secondary the mass center line of the weight needed to move more to the tip.....or the weight gets more swing before the sheave touches the belt.
The cheap skuzy way to fix it to measure what you have and what you need then grind a flat spot on the weight right where the roller mark is starting to put a mark on the weights. A 1/2" wide grind will pull .0063% out of the total weight of the weight but it will shift like the same weight.
With all the belt surface area in the 11" your over powering the primary for sure and you may need more weight swing before the belt is grabbed. I would start with a total of .070". IF your starting to see grooving low in the primary even if you have a total of .070 you will need more weight swing for your combo. This grooving is from the cords in the belt and the belt slipping down low in the primary.
Another problem with the 11" is you will need to move the motor over if you didn't to get the belt aligned correct. PTO side out .125" to start if not more.
Don.