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Hey guys, been a while since I have posted over here! I am in the middle of doing a 5.3 swap into my 1993 Lexus SC400. Obviously I am going turbo with a single PTE7675 LS turbo being fed by forward facing truck manifolds. A really basic setup to get it up and going quickly. I am a bit hung up on the front drive accessories right now. All of my previous experience was with much more race car setups, so we did a remote electric water pump and an alternator. On this setup I want a belt driven water pump (with thermostat), alternator, and power steering. I know of at least a few companies who make brackets such as ICT, Dirty Dingo, LS Simple, but I am not sure which is best. I would love to just order up the Holley mid mount kit, but at $2500 that just isn't really an option.
So what is the cheapest/easiest way to have water pump, power steering, and alternator that clears the forward facing truck manifolds and is not any taller than an LS6 intake manifold?
Have you even tried looking into F-body or corvette accessories?
Well the F-body has the alternator directly in front of the driver manifold, so that seems out of the question with factory brackets. The Corvette power steering pulley looks like it in the way, but I don't have any first hand experience with it.
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ifficult to see but this setup was literally free if you have the truck stuff. Stock truck water pump modified by plugging the top outlet and tapping the front cover for a nipple, and two turn buckles for tensioning the alt.
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ifficult to see but this setup was literally free if you have the truck stuff. Stock truck water pump modified by plugging the top outlet and tapping the front cover for a nipple, and two turn buckles for tensioning the alt.
been together like this and no issues for a few months now
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Need help with accessories 
