I've got a set of pacesetter headers on my 3.4l (same block as 2.8) and none of my alternator brackets will fit anymore (the ones that were on the manifold I mean).. Is there anything I can do? I really don't want to put the manifolds back on after all that work. Will the bracket holding the alternator and the belt tensioner hold it and not break?

 

pictures would be great.

 

Your alternator is on the passenger side right? I don't remember there being a bracket that bolted to the exhaust manifold, and if there was, I didn't have it on mine and it worked just fine.

 

Yeah on mine the alternator bracket runs to the front left top of the UIM. But I never put it back on and have not hade any problems yet.

 

Im not really 100%...havent seen my engine stock in a while...but it looks like the bracket behind the alt hooks to the top from bolt on the passenger side manifold.


If you are really worried about it, you could just buy a threaded stud and add make it work. all you would need it a spacer in between the header flange and where the bracket is.

 

I don't even have that bracket on my engine but someone else did the 3.4 swap, even without the bracket it seems pretty strong.

 

well just to be safe, I took of the headers and put the manifolds back on. My dad and I are going to make spacers for them sometime and get them to fit like the manifolds do.

Swaps done also, SO MUCH TORQUE!

 

I left the bracket off when i put mine on back in 05, never had a problem yet. I wouldnt waste the time w/ spacers and all that, just put em on, bolt the rest of the alternator back up and forget that bracket was ever there. you wont have any problems.

 

Left my bracket off too. No problems