anyone using aftermarket belts?

[shadow conspiracy]

anyone using aftermarket belts or non turbo belt.

With the high price of the arctic cat belts i've been thinking I might try an aftermarket belt. Looking for some info from people who have tried some and what their thoughts on them were. Thanks.
Is anybody using the non turbo belt? On my m1000 I always liked the 046 better than the 060. I beleive the difference between those two belts is the same difference between the turbo and non turbo belt.

 

[MikeM1000]

im gonna try a Dayco XTX herd good things about them on the M1000 and TM8/10

 

[Sage Crusher]

I just bought 5 -082 belts for $100.00 ea so not bad at all really.
they are avaiable if you shop around.

S/C

 

[CATSLEDMAN1]

dayco belts

not sure what the latest offerings are from dayco, but as recently as two years ago to run a dayco on my M sleds I had to drop 2-3 grams of the weights to get rpm up and I had more issues with rpm variation, mostly dropping off on a long climb. got tired of fighting this and went back to the cat belts, some dayco's as emergency spares now in my trailer.

 

[MikeM1000]

so the daycos gripped better causing lower RPM is what ur sayin ? seems like a good thing

 

[shadow conspiracy]

new question in green

 

[backcountryislife]

so the daycos gripped better causing lower RPM is what ur sayin ? seems like a good thing

The dayco belt is like the 060 compared to the 046. I've never felt a notable difference from a stock 060 to the XS-817 which I preferred on the 1000's. On my turbo though, the 060/ 817 slows down boost a bit, so I stopped running them. I suck at clutching, and wasn't sure what to do to make up for that other than removing weight, which I did, but it still spooled up slower. Went back to the 046, wish there was a dayco that performed like that on my turbo.