Odd balancer question
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Odd balancer question
I would love to make use of a low mount compressor but do not have the room with my current set up to run the typical low mount off of the back belt location or even to run a low drive on the main belt.
So I have been thinking about how great it would be to have a balancer that could work with my current vette accessory spacing (or close to it) driven off of the rear pulley groove and a low mount AC compressor driven off of the front grove.
I know I am not the only one to have considered this but have not seen it in other builds. Does such a thing exist? Am I missing any simple but significant technical hurdles?
If such a thing does not exist is it possible to make use of the rear groove on say a F body or Truck balancer for my main belt potentially with some minor spacing out of my current Vette placement accessories. I have been looking for a good breakdown of the measurments for these balancers comparing mounting depth, front and rear belt placement but have not found the information I want.
So I have been thinking about how great it would be to have a balancer that could work with my current vette accessory spacing (or close to it) driven off of the rear pulley groove and a low mount AC compressor driven off of the front grove.
I know I am not the only one to have considered this but have not seen it in other builds. Does such a thing exist? Am I missing any simple but significant technical hurdles?
If such a thing does not exist is it possible to make use of the rear groove on say a F body or Truck balancer for my main belt potentially with some minor spacing out of my current Vette placement accessories. I have been looking for a good breakdown of the measurments for these balancers comparing mounting depth, front and rear belt placement but have not found the information I want.
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If you are asking about Speed and Performance's parts, they are out of business. Also, you are responding to a 5-year old post.
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Yup, one belt on a C5 FEAD. Be aware that the (my) factory tensioner will not control the belt, I needed one that manually adjusted. Sadly as G Atsma said, S&P is gone, there may be others such as ICT Billet who do the low-mount though. If all else fails, I drew the bracket up in Coreldraw (vector prog)...
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Yup, one belt on a C5 FEAD. Be aware that the (my) factory tensioner will not control the belt, I needed one that manually adjusted. Sadly as G Atsma said, S&P is gone, there may be others such as ICT Billet who do the low-mount though. If all else fails, I drew the bracket up in Coreldraw (vector prog)...
Why won't the OEM tensioner work? By chance, do you have any more detailed pictures of it you would share?
Thanks.
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Stock tensioner worked fine until you turned on the A/C, that caused the belt to gyrate/jump around on the clutch pulley. A swap to a manual tensioner cured it completely. Here's the drawing for the 508 compressor bracket that is (was) used with the S&P kit. There was a thread on here a year or so back where someone was looking for a setup for the SD7...
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Samckitt,
that looks like the AlanGrooveComponebts kit I have. But its mounted off the back pulley
http://www.alangrovecomponents.com/i...2R_Closeup.jpg
that looks like the AlanGrooveComponebts kit I have. But its mounted off the back pulley
http://www.alangrovecomponents.com/i...2R_Closeup.jpg
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Currently I have 1" setback plates from Transdapt. No way the SD7 will fit with them without major cutting of the front crossmember. I have the Holley motor mounts as well, but they interfere with the compressor, using their bracket for Vette spacing. I have compared the truck compressor to the SD7 & it is longer than the SD7, making condition worse.
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Samckitt,
that looks like the AlanGrooveComponebts kit I have. But its mounted off the back pulley
http://www.alangrovecomponents.com/i...2R_Closeup.jpg
that looks like the AlanGrooveComponebts kit I have. But its mounted off the back pulley
http://www.alangrovecomponents.com/i...2R_Closeup.jpg
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Not sure if it helps, but a guy cut additional belt grooves into his balancer to get 8. https://ls1tech.com/forums/forced-in...ke-budget.html
You could do something similar to get two sets of 6. Maybe start with a truck balancer so it is longer and pushes the forward get of grooves out further.
You could do something similar to get two sets of 6. Maybe start with a truck balancer so it is longer and pushes the forward get of grooves out further.
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Thanks, not sure how that would help.
Another thought I had (but don't really want to do it), is to push the vette accessories out to the truck spacing (same as the SC), & put them all on the same belt. And put AC at the truck location. Would have to convert all accessories to 8 rib pulleys, or use a 6 rib belt, which will probably slip.
Another thought I had (but don't really want to do it), is to push the vette accessories out to the truck spacing (same as the SC), & put them all on the same belt. And put AC at the truck location. Would have to convert all accessories to 8 rib pulleys, or use a 6 rib belt, which will probably slip.
Last edited by samckitt; 10-01-2017 at 12:39 PM.