Whipple Belt tensioner adjustment? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

jasycz28 · 11-23-2011, 12:34 AM

I went to the track last saturday trying to get my first 11 second run. I got a good launch then on the 3 to 4 shift at about 3/4 track or so. I lose power. Pushed in the clutch and coasted the rest of the way to a 12.07 @ 113. I thought I blew the motor until I noticed the RPM's went back to idle. Then I tried to turn off the track and had no power steering. Just threw the belt, no biggie. Until I saw this.

Broke the tensioner. Whipple overnight me one on Monday and I put it on today. I just wanted to make sure I am adjusting it correctly. According to whipples directions they say to line up these two lines. Which was the way I had mine adjusted.

I just wanted to make sure of the correct way to adjust the tensioner. Which one of the pics shows the best area to adjust the tensioner to. I just want to make sure I wasn't the reason the tensioner broke.

The green area is where you want the line to be and the red is where you don't want it to be.

Pic 1
This is the way Whipple says to do it. Line up the two lines.

Pic 2

Pic 3

All I wanted was an 11 second run. On a good note Whipples customer service was great and they got me the tensioner ASAP.

yotaman96 · 11-23-2011, 01:41 AM

That's the way I have mine. I had to readjust after I put a few miles on it. The lines weren't lined up anymore and I was getting belt slip.

mikepage0007 · 11-23-2011, 03:48 PM

mike @whipple is excellent...

NOT URSS · 05-26-2013, 04:44 PM

not to bring up a thread from the dead but I just put in a blower cam for my whipple and now at idle seems that my tensioner is rattling and like its going to blow apart. if i put load on it seems to smooth out and hold. should i change to a smaller belt with my pulley change i did?

BigMatt · 05-26-2013, 08:23 PM

Depends what size pulley you put on. I think you only need smaller if you go 3.750 inch or smaller.

NOT URSS · 05-26-2013, 08:26 PM

I went to 3.75 pulley. Would you happen to know the new belt size recommended . The old belt seems tight but I'm guessing something isn't right with it all clanking around now. I figured I would change to a smaller belt first like you said before anything else

Whipped416 · 05-26-2013, 09:01 PM

these tensioners are the old style whipple ones..
You need to get the big boy that comes with there 10 rib kit. all problems are fixed with it .

11-23-2011, 12:34 AM	#1
jasycz28 J.Sick Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ardmore, OK Posts: 958	Whipple Belt tensioner adjustment? I went to the track last saturday trying to get my first 11 second run. I got a good launch then on the 3 to 4 shift at about 3/4 track or so. I lose power. Pushed in the clutch and coasted the rest of the way to a 12.07 @ 113. I thought I blew the motor until I noticed the RPM's went back to idle. Then I tried to turn off the track and had no power steering. Just threw the belt, no biggie. Until I saw this. Broke the tensioner. Whipple overnight me one on Monday and I put it on today. I just wanted to make sure I am adjusting it correctly. According to whipples directions they say to line up these two lines. Which was the way I had mine adjusted. I just wanted to make sure of the correct way to adjust the tensioner. Which one of the pics shows the best area to adjust the tensioner to. I just want to make sure I wasn't the reason the tensioner broke. The green area is where you want the line to be and the red is where you don't want it to be. Pic 1 This is the way Whipple says to do it. Line up the two lines. Pic 2 Pic 3 All I wanted was an 11 second run. On a good note Whipples customer service was great and they got me the tensioner ASAP. __________________ "J.Sick" 2010 Camaro 2SS

11-23-2011, 01:41 AM	#2
yotaman96 Drives: 2017 Camaro SS1LE 2000 Trans Am WS6 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Portland, TN Posts: 2,955 View My Garage	That's the way I have mine. I had to readjust after I put a few miles on it. The lines weren't lined up anymore and I was getting belt slip. __________________ 2017 Krypton Green SS 1LE Magnacharged 2000 Trans Am WS6 manual trans 2002 Trans Am 2015 Ram Crew Cab Cummins

11-23-2011, 03:48 PM	#3
mikepage0007 Drives: 2010 camaro Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: port st lucie ,florida Posts: 4,273	mike @whipple is excellent... __________________

05-26-2013, 04:44 PM	#4
NOT URSS Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Camaro Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Cloud, FL Posts: 402 View My Garage	not to bring up a thread from the dead but I just put in a blower cam for my whipple and now at idle seems that my tensioner is rattling and like its going to blow apart. if i put load on it seems to smooth out and hold. should i change to a smaller belt with my pulley change i did? __________________ 632RWHP/556RWTQ

05-26-2013, 08:23 PM	#5
BigMatt 2010 Camaro 2 SS/RS M6 Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: May 2009 Location: Clayton Delaware Posts: 1,218 View My Garage	Depends what size pulley you put on. I think you only need smaller if you go 3.750 inch or smaller. __________________ Forged LS3, FED M311 heads, CAI Inc, ARH 1 7/8, Corsa Xtreme, Taylor Wires, MGW Shifter, Street slayer twin carbon clutch, Tick braided clutch line & speed bleeder, ZL1 Diff Swap, BMR Split drop, Sway Bars, Trailing Arms, Toe Rods, Pro bushing kit, Carslyle racing 15in conversion, Whipple, LPE dual fuel pumps, Rx catch can, Id1300x, Alky Control

05-26-2013, 08:26 PM	#6
NOT URSS Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Camaro Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Cloud, FL Posts: 402 View My Garage	I went to 3.75 pulley. Would you happen to know the new belt size recommended . The old belt seems tight but I'm guessing something isn't right with it all clanking around now. I figured I would change to a smaller belt first like you said before anything else __________________ 632RWHP/556RWTQ

05-26-2013, 09:01 PM	#7
Whipped416 Drives: 2010 CAMARO SS Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 1,515 View My Garage	these tensioners are the old style whipple ones.. You need to get the big boy that comes with there 10 rib kit. all problems are fixed with it .

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