narrowing the belt

[MORON]

One moronic thing I experimented with was my drive belt on my 2014 Forza. Belts are cheap. I paid,(i think), around 22 bucks for a Chinese belt on Ebay. using the principals behind how the CVT works, or even a 10-speed bicycle, the higher the belt rides in the front and the lower in the back, allows for higher top speeds as well as gas mileage(hopefully). Considering how long these belts last, I decided to actually narrow the width of the belt,(using a disc sander), pushing the belt even further higher and lower on the front and rear spools. And the thinner the belt, within reason, I indeed got another 5 mph cruising speeds and my mileage increased to 180 miles per tankful or 60 mpg on average. One can achieve the same mileage but just not burying the throttle but that is no fun! I got 60mpg on average and I was as reckless as ever. Happy recklessness................Moron

[davenowherejones]

I change my belt every 25,600 km and none of my used belts have shown any wear hardly.

Interesting experiment but not worth the effort for that little increase.

Carry on, have fun.

[iceman]

Cheap chinese Ebay belts are a bad idea - why pay £20-25 for poor immitation kevlar crap when you can buy Honda originals from a dealer for £35.

[you you]

I would have thought that narrowing the belt would lower the top speed?

[glencoeman]

Cheap chinese Ebay belts are a bad idea - why pay £20-25 for poor immitation kevlar crap when you can buy Honda originals from a dealer for £35.

What dealer did you buy a Honda Forza 300 drive belt from in the UK for £35? The list price in the UK is about 3 times that price or are you not talking about the Forza 300? - This is the Forza 300 section.