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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 05:10 PM
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Question Alternater relocateing bracket kit

Anybody know who sells this kit for the FB?????Thanks in advance for any info.
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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 05:17 PM
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re-speed, or is it atkins?

one of those 2
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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 05:41 PM
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Here you go..
http://www.atkinsrotary.com/store/pr...cat=374&page=1

Here is a photo of the kit on a engine
https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1214331523

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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 06:07 PM
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Question alternater kit

Thanks all, So does it include the pulleys or do i have to buy them seperately????
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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 06:15 PM
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Isnt that a gilmer kit on that car as well?
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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 07:11 PM
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alternater kit

Yes it is but if u look in the kit,the pulleys are not included....So hence the question!!!
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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by CHINX74RX2
Yes it is but if u look in the kit,the pulleys are not included....So hence the question!!!
No you do not get them, hence them not being in the kit.

I was just commenting that those looked like gilmer pulleys and not standard rx7 v-pulleys
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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 09:29 PM
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That isn't a gilmer setup -- it's a serpentine, which is a much better option for a side mount. A gilmer is a good solution when you don't have much belt wrap, but it's louder and more expensive. Since this kit gives you plenty of belt wrap, a serpentine is optimal.
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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 09:30 PM
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I bought this old pineapple racing bracket for $60 from a forum member. Check out the old school for sale section and first gen section. You see em go up on there every once in awhile. The Atkins kit looks like a good setup, especially for that price.

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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by elwood
That isn't a gilmer setup -- it's a serpentine, which is a much better option for a side mount. A gilmer is a good solution when you don't have much belt wrap, but it's louder and more expensive. Since this kit gives you plenty of belt wrap, a serpentine is optimal.
cool thats the info i was wondering
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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 11:52 PM
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If you look at an RX-8, it uses a serpentine belt with the alternator in the top location. This is what I'm running on my 13B-RE, with the original Cosmo serpentine pulleys and the RX-8 belt. It seems to work fine. Serpentine belts provide more grip than V-belts.

If you're giving up A/C, Power Steering, Air Pump, etc., the extra belt wrap the side mount gives you is a good thing. Something to remember is that the stiffness of the side mount bracketry is very important. If you look at your A/C bracket, it's very hefty -- and it's made out of steel. There's a reson for that. The harmonics the alternator can generate in that position on a rotary engine can destroy the bracket if it isn't very stiff. The Atkins arrangement looks very good. If I hadn't already used up the real estate that kit requires, I'd probably buy one.
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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 05:12 AM
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not a bad kit...
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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 09:08 AM
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Dan, will your kit work with my 140 amp GM alternator? I have the old Pineapple Racing kit, but it seems a little flimsey.
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