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serpentine belt drive to a real old 3.8 turbo

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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 08:50 PM
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serpentine belt drive to a real old 3.8 turbo

Just curious if a GN or TTA serpentine set would bolt to my 1980 3.8 .... or maybe a later model 3.8 ..... Look at my camaro's 3.8 but not much looks the same. So what do you think about these later 3.8 stuff working on mine or am I destined to keep the V-belts.
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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 11:48 PM
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Re: serpentine belt drive to a real old 3.8 turbo

You can use the GN/TTA setup if you run the matching water pump. It turns the other way. If you don't use it you overheat all the time.

None of the front wheel drive stuff works because the crank pulley and timing cover are different. The 4th gens are using the front wheel drive engine with a different intake.
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