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I'm new to LS engines/swaps and I have a truck 5.3 (LM7) that I am swapping into a car with very limited space. I've been reading on serpentine systems and what is the most compact.

It seems the F body serpentine system tucks it in closer to the engine...where the truck pushes it out closer to the radiator. Is this correct?


What's more desirable/typically used?...the truck water pumps/accessories to space it out...or the F body to gain more clearance?

I'm wondering how difficult it would be to find someone to trade parts with... or if everyone is looking for the F body balancer and other parts?

I will only be running an alternator (no ac and no power steering).

76larkman

tell us what kind of car. truck stuff is quite common so its only worth what someone pay for it. but if somebody doesnt have anything you probably do ok. camaro balancer i think 1/2 inch shorter? lsbrackets.com check them out on brackets.

N20zuki

Like this guy said, it depends on the car its going in.

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yeh.... I'm used to dealing with cars where you need every 1/4" you can get (which is the case in my current situation)

When I started looking around at LS swaps...the first thing I saw on spacing was guys actually needing to push their fan out CLOSER to the radiator.