lsa blower swap?
Staging Lane
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I'll put up the pics w/ the compressor and you can see how tight everything is.
Does anybody know how the first gen compares to the second gen in regards to frame clearance?
I'd really like to have a GM FEAD system and AC is a must. This might be the way to go. Using the Kwik AC brackets and modified holley mounts as above. I was planning on the full Holley swap setup anyways
Staging Lane
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Thanks for the pics it helps a lot.
Does anybody know how the first gen compares to the second gen in regards to frame clearance?
I'd really like to have a GM FEAD system and AC is a must. This might be the way to go. Using the Kwik AC brackets and modified holley mounts as above. I was planning on the full Holley swap setup anyways
Does anybody know how the first gen compares to the second gen in regards to frame clearance?
I'd really like to have a GM FEAD system and AC is a must. This might be the way to go. Using the Kwik AC brackets and modified holley mounts as above. I was planning on the full Holley swap setup anyways
I'm not sure how far ahead all you guys are but im pretty close to completing mine I ended up buying the kit I wanted too with a 8rib belt setup. Now I just need the hx, and hx pump.
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Staging Lane
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From: San Tan Valley, AZ
That's a clean looking set up.
I plan to use this one:
http://www.lsxconcepts.com/product/l.../#.VhX0hSPn_qA
It'll give me the high mount AC I need.
I've got my SC, but I still need the lid, rails, and HX set up.
I plan to use this one:
http://www.lsxconcepts.com/product/l.../#.VhX0hSPn_qA
It'll give me the high mount AC I need.
I've got my SC, but I still need the lid, rails, and HX set up.
Staging Lane
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That's a clean looking set up.
I plan to use this one:
http://www.lsxconcepts.com/product/l.../#.VhX0hSPn_qA
It'll give me the high mount AC I need.
I've got my SC, but I still need the lid, rails, and HX set up.
I plan to use this one:
http://www.lsxconcepts.com/product/l.../#.VhX0hSPn_qA
It'll give me the high mount AC I need.
I've got my SC, but I still need the lid, rails, and HX set up.
Staging Lane
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From: San Tan Valley, AZ
"Our index-able tensioner bracket allows for almost three inches of rotation allowing the use of multiple belt and pulley sizes to accommodate stock or overdrive pulleys combinations "
Straight from the website.
So you can clock the tensioner however you need to get as much wrap as you can.
Its also using the 8 rib belt. There's lots of guys bolting the SC on and running on the truck acc. 6 rib with less wrap.
I'm sure it's fine as long as you're not trying to make 1000hp by spinning a small SC past its limits.
Straight from the website.
So you can clock the tensioner however you need to get as much wrap as you can.
Its also using the 8 rib belt. There's lots of guys bolting the SC on and running on the truck acc. 6 rib with less wrap.
I'm sure it's fine as long as you're not trying to make 1000hp by spinning a small SC past its limits.
Teching In
Joined: Sep 2015
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From: Carson City, NV
"Our index-able tensioner bracket allows for almost three inches of rotation allowing the use of multiple belt and pulley sizes to accommodate stock or overdrive pulleys combinations "
Straight from the website.
So you can clock the tensioner however you need to get as much wrap as you can.
Its also using the 8 rib belt. There's lots of guys bolting the SC on and running on the truck acc. 6 rib with less wrap.
I'm sure it's fine as long as you're not trying to make 1000hp by spinning a small SC past its limits.
Straight from the website.
So you can clock the tensioner however you need to get as much wrap as you can.
Its also using the 8 rib belt. There's lots of guys bolting the SC on and running on the truck acc. 6 rib with less wrap.
I'm sure it's fine as long as you're not trying to make 1000hp by spinning a small SC past its limits.
Last edited by LSXConcepts; Mar 14, 2017 at 09:58 AM.
Staging Lane
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From: San Tan Valley, AZ
LSX Concepts: So how much belt wrap do you get with that set up?
Also Would your SC bracket work with a stock Corvette Accy set-up (Obviously with an LSA balancer)? Or would one have to have your whole accy bracket to make it work?
I ask because I'm building an engine for my corvette that I'll use the whole set up for, because I need the high mount AC, but I've been kicking around the idea of tossing an LSA SC on my 1st gen CTS-V, which has Corvette spacing for the Accessories. So if I only needed your SC bracket and use my accessory drive that's already in place that would make things easier, and cheaper.
Also Would your SC bracket work with a stock Corvette Accy set-up (Obviously with an LSA balancer)? Or would one have to have your whole accy bracket to make it work?
I ask because I'm building an engine for my corvette that I'll use the whole set up for, because I need the high mount AC, but I've been kicking around the idea of tossing an LSA SC on my 1st gen CTS-V, which has Corvette spacing for the Accessories. So if I only needed your SC bracket and use my accessory drive that's already in place that would make things easier, and cheaper.
Teching In
Joined: Sep 2015
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From: Carson City, NV
LSX Concepts: So how much belt wrap do you get with that set up?
Also Would your SC bracket work with a stock Corvette Accy set-up (Obviously with an LSA balancer)? Or would one have to have your whole accy bracket to make it work?
I ask because I'm building an engine for my corvette that I'll use the whole set up for, because I need the high mount AC, but I've been kicking around the idea of tossing an LSA SC on my 1st gen CTS-V, which has Corvette spacing for the Accessories. So if I only needed your SC bracket and use my accessory drive that's already in place that would make things easier, and cheaper.
Also Would your SC bracket work with a stock Corvette Accy set-up (Obviously with an LSA balancer)? Or would one have to have your whole accy bracket to make it work?
I ask because I'm building an engine for my corvette that I'll use the whole set up for, because I need the high mount AC, but I've been kicking around the idea of tossing an LSA SC on my 1st gen CTS-V, which has Corvette spacing for the Accessories. So if I only needed your SC bracket and use my accessory drive that's already in place that would make things easier, and cheaper.
And yes our Supercharger drive will work with the factory corvette spacing accessory drive on the driver side of the engine.
Staging Lane
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From: San Tan Valley, AZ
I would have to sit down and calculate the actual percentage difference on belt contact, but it is less than stock because we don't use the two additional idler pulleys so we can make room for the High Mount A/C.
And yes our Supercharger drive will work with the factory corvette spacing accessory drive on the driver side of the engine.
And yes our Supercharger drive will work with the factory corvette spacing accessory drive on the driver side of the engine.
Teching In
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From: Carson City, NV
You should be able to run the factory low mount A/C using the inner 4 rib belt. I haven't actually seen anyone use our kit in a first gen CTS-V yet, so I don't see it wouldn't work, unless of course there is something else in the way I'm not aware of.
The good news for us is our engines have a lot of proven flexibility and performance potential available. This is of course at the possible expense of some additional NVH or long term reliability which doesn't matter much in the performance world.
Staging Lane
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Remember this engine was designed to be in a Cadillac daily driven by hip old people. GM is looking for 100,000 mile reliability, solid power and as little NVH as possible. If that means complicating things a bit for additional belt wrap to ensure things stay together and quiet when someone drives 70,000+ miles on the factory belts... so be it.
The good news for us is our engines have a lot of proven flexibility and performance potential available. This is of course at the possible expense of some additional NVH or long term reliability which doesn't matter much in the performance world.
The good news for us is our engines have a lot of proven flexibility and performance potential available. This is of course at the possible expense of some additional NVH or long term reliability which doesn't matter much in the performance world.
Hopefully it's not an issue with that routing, but I like having the extremely validated and over-engineered stock setup for piece of mind.