now here's a crazy thought !! ... use a 66-70" belt and route like pictured .. if it links :\ pardon the stolen pix and bad sketch .... you have to switch to the old style water pump because it rotates the "other" way ... ????

 

sounds good but how do i ditch my whole pass side bracket? Thats what i'm tyring to find out.

 

I was thinking about that .. need a bracket to hold the
tensioner :\ ....

TVP

 

That's an interesting thought, but I'm not seeing how it requires the use of the old standard-rotation water pump. You can clearly see by looking at it that belt will rotate the water pump in the opposite direction from the crank, which is the same as factory.

In fact, your routing is very close to the factory style routing except for how it handles the tensioner. I can see three problems there: 1), the tensioner is now rotating in the opposite direction; 2) The ribbed part of the belt is toward the tensioner rather than the smooth part; 3) the angle of the force imparted on the belt tensioner has changed.

 

You gotta use your imagination........

 

Oh yeah........what's this have to do with tpi?

 

You're the one posting pics buddy...! lol

 

Yeah...that's what I meant. Just happened to remember what board this was .... .... lol

 

back to that pix !! fab'ed brackets ??

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Did Reese *** win any races with those parts that you have from his setup?