Anybody running gillies and their stock fan want to put up some pics? Are you killing water pumps or having no issues?

 

Why do you think you would you be killing your water pump? It's just a pulley to use a different style belt.

 

I've been running Gilmers with the stock fan for almost 5 years without issue.

 

People tend to tighten them up real hard and seem to kill alternators, just figured it may stress the wp aswell and with the fan on be a bit worse. But that's why I asked, was just a theory

 

Anyone got pics? I'd really like to see a setup like this.

 

I am surprised not one person has put up a pic. Is it just something that's not done?

 

Just picture a stock shroud and Gilmers, it's not like it requires anything special to fit. This is the only pic I have of mine.

 

The water pump hub has eight holes. 4 studs are located in it. I believe the water pump pulley slides over the studs and attaches to the hub with 4 bolts. Then the fan's hub slides over the 4 studs, against the water pump pulley, held by 4 nuts on the studs.

A gilmer water pump pulley should be a direct replacement of the oem water pump pulley. It should therefor have no effect on the fan, unless the gilmer setup over/under drives the water pump by using different size pulleys.

A different concern should be, do these aftermarket pulley kits that under drive the accessories have an ill effect on your charging/water/fan?

 

That was my concern?

 

bump, anyone have info on this?

 

What kind of info are you looking for?

 

This

 

My car charges and cools like stock and apparently I'm the only one on here running this setup.

 

Apparently so I assumed there would be many to show their setups. I was wrong. Looks good btw.

 

Does anyone else run gilmers with an alternator relocation?

Just wondering if anyone can point me to a longer belt...

 

XtremeRotaries sells their gilmer kits with an option to use it with their side mount alternator kit. They ship to the USA too! Although shipping isn't cheap, they do have great products with many options.

Pulleys and Gilmer Kits

God awful fitment and lack of support support is one of my biggest issue with the rotary works, and why I just sold their gilmer kit. For my setup (FD alt), I needed a different belt. Luckily, i managed to get the correct water pump pulley for my car from them after much harassment, so it the kit would fit a stock fc. @Brian_renyolds123 bought it as it will fit for him.

 

you read my mind...

i have the xtreme rotaries side mount alt kit and i have the rotary works gilmer kit. it is terrible. quality sucks, it wobbles like crazy and of course the belt is too short. guess i will be trying to get rid of the rotary works one, or call them and try and get a refund. and get the xtreme rotaries ones...

man this is turning into a money pit...

 

Good luck getting a refund. Can you still file with PayPal?

Why does it wobble? Is something off weight, or machined incorrectly? I've found that issues with thief products are inconsistent. The gilmer set I had seemed to be fine. Others have has bolt holes not even come close to lining up.

 

The machining was off center. I havent got it up and running yet, but am nit going to start ut with wobbly pulleys.

Yep i figure ill just have to take it in the *** on this and get the proper kit.

I shouldve known better than to order knockoff parts.

The rest of the stuff i have ordered from rotary works has been top notch!