serpentine systems

Serpentine pulley systems offer some considerable advantages over V-belt systems. As we covered in our post on What You Need to Know when Choosing Pulleys, serpentine belts offer greater resistance to stretching and slippage. That translates into better ability to handle today’s higher-revving, higher-horsepower engines than V-belts. It also means less noise (dreaded squeal), greater engine efficiency, and less belt changes.

If you’ve got a stock vehicle, chances are your pulleys and pulley system are fine. Still, there are a variety of reasons to purchase new pulleys for your engine and accessories: appearance, reliability, and overall vehicle performance. And if you’re adding power steering or air conditioning to a vintage vehicle? You definitely need to make sure you’ve got