Is there a belt that goes around the A/C pullys??

[Shane]

Want to find a surpintine belt that avoids the a/c pullys to gaina lil HP, is there one?

[michael]

i just bought a new serpentine belt, and the guy asked me if i had air condition or not, so just say u dont and maybe it will fit, but it might mess up the patern of the belt

[black34v6]

yea..like when the A/C pulley gets in the way.

if you wanna get rid of your A/C -- GM MAKES a A/C-delete pulley, you take out your A/C and you put the pulley in its place.

much easier than trying to just get around it IMO.

-R

[Cale]

Or if you're just running at the track just take off the belt. You'll be good for awhile.

[3.4-Wraith]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Cale:
Or if you're just running at the track just take off the belt. You'll be good for awhile.<hr></blockquote>

I hope this is a joke.

Josh-

[Cale]

No, it's not a joke.

If you can deal with manual steering and are confident that you have a good battery - you'd probably be good quite awhile. I'm not confident enough to say how long, but I know of plenty who have done it.

So, what were you implying? Your battery would drain dead? Uhh.. no. Just turn off electronics and you're good.

[ February 22, 2002: Message edited by: Cale ]</p>

[black98V6]

I wouldn't worry about the battery but what about the waterpump.. that thing has to turn..

[Cale]

Hmm.. I almost thought there were 2 separate belts?
(I've seen other F-Bods do this, V8s)

Perhaps there is another belt out there that can be bought to replace the one

[ February 22, 2002: Message edited by: Cale ]</p>

[W68Firebird97]

For the 3.8 I found a belt that bypass the A/C pulley and the one idler pulley. And you dont need a delete pulley. And Cale w/ out running the belt how are you turning the crank pulley? Not to offend you but why do something like that, I tried every way to get the belt to go around just the crank and altinator but wouldnt work. At my web site I took a pic of the belt and notice that it runs from the crank to the water pump to the tension pulley to the altinator down to the power steering.
http://www.geocities.com/twocents29/brandon.html

[ February 22, 2002: Message edited by: W68Firebird97 ]</p>

[Cale]

Well... I was implying a separate belt that would rid of use of the A/C, like you just described.

You don't even need to run the alternator as long as the battery is good (OF COURSE ONLY FOR 1/4 MILE RUNS for a FINITE amount of time)

[ February 22, 2002: Message edited by: Cale ]</p>

[W68Firebird97]

Oh ok. yeah I have a belt that totaly bypasses the A/C pulley and the little idler pulley in between the A/C pulley and the altinator. Id be leery of running the 1/4 mile w/out the alt. just because its safer.

[Cale]

What belt and # is it?

Thanks

[W68Firebird97]

Its 61.5". And I got it from ABC Discount Parts.
The name is Fresh Start it is V-ribbed and the part # is 615K6.
Its been working great for me and have had it in since eary Jan.
Good luck
Brandon

Did you see the pic that I took of the engine bay of my car, it gives a general idea? [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

[Shane]

if i went to like Auto Zone or some place and asked for a serpintine belt for a 3.8 Firebird with no A/C and if they had it would it work? W68Firebird, Can you order the belt you have online?

[Magnus]

W68Firebird97, do you still use the tensioner pulley?

I run a 610K6 belt and bypass the tensioner also. I MUSCLE the belt over the pulleys. I aslo removed my tensioner pulley so it doesn't get in the way.

615K6 was too loose for me.

- Keith