vette vs. fbody crank pulley
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Re: vette vs. fbody crank pulley I found the vette front end accessories fairly expensive & the alt sits up high. In the end I went with the F body set up and reckon it's more compact.
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Re: vette vs. fbody crank pulley I like the extra 3/4". I also like the idea of the alternator mounted low.
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I may end up going with the Vette pulley, and remounting the alternator.... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
Thanks for the info guys!
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I may end up going with the Vette pulley, and remounting the alternator.... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
Thanks for the info guys!
Re: vette vs. fbody crank pulley All the Vette accessories are approximately 3/4" closer to the block than the F-body stuff. I made the swap, it's easy. The air-conditioning compressor is in the same place on both versions...which I'm trying to raise to a high passenger side location, which nobody seems to make hardware to do. I want to use the "factory" compressor, not an after-market. Ed <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
Re: vette vs. fbody crank pulley </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> I'm trying to raise to a high passenger side location, which nobody seems to make hardware to do. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">My A/C bracket requires the use of an LT1 compressor....I couldn't make the LS1 compressor work up high and I tried like a **** to make it work since I wanted to keep it all original but caved in at the last minute!!! The LT1 compressor still looks very OEM IMHO <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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vette vs. fbody crank pulley I read somewhere that the crank pulley used on the vette version of the LS1 is shorter than that used on the fbody - effectively moving the belts and everything closer to the front of the engine and reducing the overall length of the engine.
Does anyone know for sure if this is true? And if so, how much the difference is?
I'm looking for all of the space that I can, if I can get some by using the vette setup, that would be cool. Of course that means either getting a vette engine, or a complete vette bracket set - just another bridge to cross...
Thanks!
Does anyone know for sure if this is true? And if so, how much the difference is?
I'm looking for all of the space that I can, if I can get some by using the vette setup, that would be cool. Of course that means either getting a vette engine, or a complete vette bracket set - just another bridge to cross...
Thanks!
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Re: vette vs. fbody crank pulley And it's all driven using a single belt too! That's a nice setup John. I wanted to get away from the second belt and put it all on one as well.
Of course, I'm considering removing the water pump and putting a remote electric one on it to save me even more up front room. In that case I won't have the pulley in the middle so I'll have to come up with another idler somewhere.
Of course, I'm considering removing the water pump and putting a remote electric one on it to save me even more up front room. In that case I won't have the pulley in the middle so I'll have to come up with another idler somewhere.
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Re: vette vs. fbody crank pulley John, do you have any drawings or pics for that ac bracket or some explaining what necessery/ Thank you.
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Verdad Gallardo Re: vette vs. fbody crank pulley </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> John, do you have any drawings or pics for that ac bracket or some explaining what necessery/ Thank you.
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The pic below is my pre-production bracket prior to welding. The production versions will be 3/8" aluminum instead of 1/2" T6061 aluminum plate. I have no drawings available for publication, the data is proprietary, however, you can buy the brackets for $325 + shipping.
<img src="http://www.montecarloss.com/ls1montecarloss/pics/ACalumbrktbwB.jpg" alt=" - " />
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The pic below is my pre-production bracket prior to welding. The production versions will be 3/8" aluminum instead of 1/2" T6061 aluminum plate. I have no drawings available for publication, the data is proprietary, however, you can buy the brackets for $325 + shipping.
<img src="http://www.montecarloss.com/ls1montecarloss/pics/ACalumbrktbwB.jpg" alt=" - " />
