Thanks for the replies all.

I'll go back and triple check alignment of the belts. If some people are running with gap differences as high as mine with no problem there shouldn't be cause for worry.

Regarding the bearing, I double checked and made sure before i put it on that it moved freely without catching or rubbing, though I'm assuming when it's spinning at 13,000 RPM it be much more amplified.

Will report back with another test drive later. I just hate to get down the road only to have the belt explode while doing 70 on the hwy...