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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 11:10 PM
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transamsam98, no problem. i can pm a list of all my mods and any of them u need write ups for, i can help
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by nemss1
the pick of the shortbelt mod is a pic i found on the internet
yes u can run a really short belt from the crank to the alternator if u have an electric water pump
maybe i'm missing something, but if you think about it, how do you go about installing and uninstalling a belt that short? no way to tension it. Seems like alot of trouble to unbolt the alt or remove the pulley to get a belt on and off.

Thats why that pic has a belt that goes to the tensioner, maybe you meant that as well as the crank and alternator.
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 12:25 AM
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no, people running an electric water pump sometimes run a belt from the crank to the alternator. bmr makes a new bracket for the alternator to do this and allows u to adjust the alternator to adjust tension. look on their website to understand what im talking about
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 12:28 AM
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the pic i inserted is the shortbelt mod running a pulley-driven (stock) waterpump, which is still using the factory tensioner
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 12:46 PM
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 06:22 PM
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mine is a street car so im gonna keep it all. only full race cars have clean engine bays. plus i think its fun to squirt the windshield.
im a big squirter myself
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 08:07 PM
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i dont need the squirters lol. its dead weight to me and my windshield stays pretty clean. ive barely used my squirters. (not to get on the squirter subject) lol
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 11:04 PM
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I've used the squirters like once in the year I've had the car. But it's not like it's alot of wieght so it stays on. I did remove the egr and air to clean up the bay. Thought about removeing the PS, for wieght and its noisy. I would want a full manual rack though. Tech usually wont let a power rack without lines fly at the track.
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 11:30 PM
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every lil bit adds up in weight tho lol. i have roughly 220 lbs off of the car. plus having no washer reservior, no plastic shroud, no condenser and no bumper reinforcements, the radiator looks pretty cool lol. wow, your tech at your track sounds strict! tech in oklahoma wouldnt even notice things like that
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by nemss1
i dont need the squirters lol. its dead weight to me and my windshield stays pretty clean. ive barely used my squirters. (not to get on the squirter subject) lol
Thanks for the info. I needed that picture.
Oh, I don't even know if the squirters work on my GN and i've had it for 7 years.
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by lsxpinto
Thanks for the info. I needed that picture.
Oh, I don't even know if the squirters work on my GN and i've had it for 7 years.
no prob bro. im about to make my stock squiters work.......with a nitrous purge valve
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Old Feb 19, 2009 | 10:30 PM
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Could go electric PS. Says it weighs 16 lbs. I thnk KRC makes a PS pump that weighs 4 lbs. so I think that route would be lighter.

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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 12:37 AM
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ha ive always been a frim beliver of gutting everything off the nose and running as lil belt as possible .

i can deal with no ac or smog stuff .. but how does the car react to the ps delete ? i have a lsxrx7 and im running single belt and ewp , but the car dosetn weight **** and i got a 88 notch same thing waterpump and alt . but thats also not too heavy .

how hard would it be to steer with out pws on a 98 transam .. this is by far the heaviest car ive ever had . and its also an auto .

info would be great ! thx
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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 06:12 PM
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were u able to pull the fronts???
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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 06:28 PM
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One great thing about removing the AC is being that much easier to grab the #7 sparkplug. With longtubes makes it a snap and no issue any longer
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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by randomnine7
ha ive always been a frim beliver of gutting everything off the nose and running as lil belt as possible .

i can deal with no ac or smog stuff .. but how does the car react to the ps delete ? i have a lsxrx7 and im running single belt and ewp , but the car dosetn weight **** and i got a 88 notch same thing waterpump and alt . but thats also not too heavy .

how hard would it be to steer with out pws on a 98 transam .. this is by far the heaviest car ive ever had . and its also an auto .

info would be great ! thx
IMO not as hard as people make it out to sound. i drove mine alot last summer. its a lil harder at first but u get use to it then it just feels fun feeling like steering a huge go cart. i wouldnt ever reinstall my power steering
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Old Feb 21, 2009 | 09:27 PM
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10- 15 hp at the wheels
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Old Feb 21, 2009 | 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by SSTYCOON
10- 15 hp at the wheels
lmao.
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by SSTYCOON
10- 15 hp at the wheels
definitely not. 5 if even that. removes a tad bit of parasitic loss but the power steering pump dsnt sweat the motor a bit to turn. does clean the engine bay tho
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 07:45 PM
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So do you gain anything with this? I have a 25% underdrive too. So I can ****** the A/C belt and see if that does anything. Thoughts?
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