serpentine belt convertion
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Car: '94 Corvette
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The only benifit that I'm looking at, and thinking about a conversion myself is the fact that throwing a belt at 6500RPM's SUCKS !!!
Less friction, and less slippage might also be a good benifit.
The con, for me right now is the cost.
I think March Performace whats $500 bucks. It does have all the pullies & brakets though. hmmmm
geeeeessss I still need to dump a bunch of money in a rear end.
Ron
Less friction, and less slippage might also be a good benifit.
The con, for me right now is the cost.
I think March Performace whats $500 bucks. It does have all the pullies & brakets though. hmmmm
geeeeessss I still need to dump a bunch of money in a rear end.
Ron
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Whoa, skip the March kit, unless you're going for show. Get a used setup from tacreationsusa.com for $200-250. No real benefit, but I did it following an engine swap. I can't stand putzing around with various V-belts, especially when the jackasses at the local parts stores always give me the wrong ones! All you need to do to change the serp belt is pull on one bolt--no hockey sticks or broom handles necessary! No can belt whine/squek either. Oh, it also looks much, much better.
As you can tell, I'm a big fan...
MILT
As you can tell, I'm a big fan...
MILT
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The reason I did the swap on my 87 was because I hated the look of the v-belts, they squeeked, and it was a pain to change the belts. Now I can change the belt in five minutes, but it still squeeles a little when cold. Never when warm. I love serpentine belts.
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Re: serpentine belt convertion
im lookin for a serpentine conversion for a 87. is the tpi and tbi serpentine the same parts? and is the 6 cyclender tpi\tbi have the same parts?
tia
Dave
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Re: serpentine belt convertion
you can find the complete set up from time to time for $100-$200. i found one on craigslist the other day for $125. the main thing to remember is you need to replace the water pump as well, the serp system uses a reverse rotation pump. the tpi/tbi serp system is the same. dunno if its different on the v-6 though.
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