Easy serpentine belt set up.
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From: NW Ohio
Car: 87' Camaro RS.
Engine: .030 over 71' 307
Transmission: t-5
Easy serpentine belt set up.
So right now my car has the old belt style, got like 4 belts, so i want to got to one belt, can i buy all the stock pulleys? or would i be better of pulling what i need out the junk yard, any affordable aftermarket kits?
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Car: 86 T/A, 83 Z/28
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Transmission: 4 speed auto, 5 speed manual
Axle/Gears: 3.23 posi, 3.73 std
Re: Easy serpentine belt set up.
Junk yard. Its not just the pulleys that are different all the brackets are different as well as a reverse flow water pump.
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Car: 1988 GTA
Engine: LB9
Transmission: T5
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Re: Easy serpentine belt set up.
One belt sepentine is a nice setup. You can buy a kit from GM - comes with absolutely everything to do the swap, but it's expensive.
Junkyard would be the ideal source, just make sure you get everything, including all the smaller stabilizing brackets on the intake and exhaust manifolds.
Junkyard would be the ideal source, just make sure you get everything, including all the smaller stabilizing brackets on the intake and exhaust manifolds.
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Re: Easy serpentine belt set up.
The following may provide some useful info about the conversion:
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/afte...rsion-kit.html
JamesC
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/afte...rsion-kit.html
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Car: 87' Camaro RS.
Engine: .030 over 71' 307
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Re: Easy serpentine belt set up.
Looked at that link, so is it just me or dose 700 seem like alot? would the parts off a 4.3 work? hmm
Last edited by Shiozaki; Apr 5, 2013 at 04:59 PM.
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