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Old Apr 13, 2023 | 06:49 AM
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Building a turbo 5.3 for a gbody and just need to figure out a belt system. I have p/s and alternator no a/c. Was looking at the holley mid mount because i need to keep my alternator low for hood clearance but was hopping to find soemthing more budget friendly. Any recommendations are appreciated.
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Old Apr 13, 2023 | 07:40 AM
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Although I have A/C, alt and P/S, I went with WegnerWas 800.00 cheaper than Holley and included the TCI balancer. You may want to check there.
Everything else I went with Holley. Was strictly going for dollar savings and also the included balancer.

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Not sure what your budget is, but I've had good luck with the Fbody accessories. ICT makes a bunch of brackets and they are pretty budget friendly.
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is the issue with the truck accessories forward spacing or height?

if height is the issue, ICT billet makes a great setup for low mount alt + power steering

https://www.ictbillet.com/ls-truck-l...q9-billet.html



truck stuff is the cheapest by far, if you dont mind the forward spacing
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