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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 08:52 PM
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hey guys just a question i bought this kit from bbk and i was wondering if i need to change belt with it too i bought it not for power gain but my pulleys are squeeking and figured why not to gain a very little horse power o well so if any of you have it can you let me know .... thanks

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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 08:56 PM
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yes sir you will need a smaller belt
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 09:00 PM
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any clue to what size ?
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 08:55 AM
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If you read the ad, they claim "Most pulley systems retain the factory serpentine belt ". Mine did not, but it did not include a waterpump pulley either. You will just have to install the pulleys, try your stock belt, and go from there.
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 11:01 AM
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the camaro's don't come w/ a water pump pully. my brother just changed his crank pully and bought belt part # 5060595 from advance auto and that works just fine.
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 07:30 AM
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Okay you say that camaro's don't come with water pump pulleys .... Like they don't have them at all ? Did i buy a bullshit product ? Again thanks for the help
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 09:44 AM
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BBK is a good company.
And that says it's for an LT1.
But I think they just used some generic text....cause LT1s don't have water pump pulleys. Stock is cam driven, aftermarket can be electric (EWP).

Probably comes with a crank underdrive pulley and an alternator overdrive pulley. Which may be one reason LT1 pulley sets can be cheaper than regular sets... it's 1 less pulley.
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 10:12 AM
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You will probably see more gains from an EWP than from an underdrive pulley.
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Originally Posted by ss.slp.ls1
You will probably see more gains from an EWP than from an underdrive pulley.
Hes not looking for HP, he said his orig. pulleys are making noises or whatever so hes replaceing them with the BBKs
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um there is no waterpump pulley... our water pumps are cam driven
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i hope you know you will still have the pulley issue. bbk is a piggy back system. you will still retain the stock pulley. and the noise could be a idler or a bearing going out in you ac compressor clutch. i went with asp because it is the balancer and pulley in one like the stock one.

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