i just got the ac delete box for the firewall. the smog pump is allready gone now iam removing the compressor. what do i do about the big ugly bracket that hold the smog pump and compressor? the tensioner pulley is there allso.my car is a 86 with a 88 and up serpentine belt setup due to the procharger.do i buy a ac delete pulley or what? i want the big bracket gone.iam lost on this. is there a write up on this or can someone point me in the right direction.

 

Do you have the serp belt system on your car?

 

Assuming you do. You'll need to retain the bracket so the tensioner has a mount. You can get an a/c delete pully. I'm using this one that I found on Amazon.com for about $30.00

Dorman HELP AC Bypass Pulley 34157

I'm also running an idler pulley where the smog pump used to be just so that long space between the a/c delete pulley and the crank is accounted for.

I looks like this when it's all back together.




This is all assuming that you have the same belt system as I do on my 91 model car.

 

my car does have the serp, belt setup. where can i get the bracket for the tensioner? and what idler did you use? part no# thanks for the help.

 

The stock A/C and smog bracket is the mount for the belt tensioner. Does your bracket look like this? Or are you saying you no longer have or never had the the bracket?



I think I got my pulley from jegs or summit. Can't remember. I think this is the p/n though: Chevrolet Performance 10129569

 

ya thats the bracket i have on my car. but i was looking for somthing differant.do they make or did they make a differant bracket?

 

I'm not sure such a thing exists..unless you want to go to a completely new/custom style serpentine belt system for the whole engine. That setup above with the stock brackets and delete pulleys is typical of what you'd see on a lot stock-ish thirdgen cars though.

 

No real good solution. Most likely you'll need to convert to v-belts or go to an aftermarket serpentine setup to get rid of that bracket.

 

iam wondering how sturdy the bracket would be if i cut the bottom off about where the smog pump was?

 

Not sturdy at all since it's all one unit.