belt removal?

[TheBeast]

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i just read that GMHTP article about the 3800 v6 and they mentioned removed the air filter and serpentine belt and then wound up dropping 2-3 tenths off their best.
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edit: meh, lemme re-word this, wouldn't that be a BAD thing to remove the belt?

[ March 18, 2002: Message edited by: TheBeast ]</p>

[Everglades W68]

Uh, just look at the front of your engine...

Not to be too technical, but the serpentine belt is this flat bendy black thingy with grooves on one side; you can see it moving when the engine is running. :D :rolleyes:

[Dominic]

I dont know about you but the thought of going WOT without my waterpump flowing cool water past my heads isnt comforting.

[daWhoady]

yea...I had my belt fall off and I had to drive to the nearest gas station and my temp gauge was slammed into the red, and I was crusin' slow. I wouldn't want to think about runnin full throttle down a track with no water pump cooling my engine.

[ribbed4hr2]

I was looking into somthing like this but using a small belt to go over only the water pump. sould free up a few ponys

[C.Palmer]

of course it would... that's what U/D pullies are for. you're just talking about an extreme pully kit! don't forget the alternator

[MustangEater8251]

i ran my car about 20 min. with not alternator wire hooked up.

anyone know how to measure a belt and relate it to its size? I am looking for AC, Pwersteering bypass.

[veesix]

So is their a belt that anyone knows of that is small enough to just go over the crank, wp, and alt? so we can bypass the ac and power steering? I might be interested in trying this at the track :D