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REmoving the Air Pump ?

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Old Feb 21, 2003 | 08:12 AM
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Question REmoving the Air Pump ?

Ok since I son't have working Cats anymore or non-working ones for that matter I have blocked off the ACV and want to take the air pump off. I don't yet have the Dual belt alternator pully, however I want to remove the damned thing. Will it slip even at low RPM's or does it only slip at high RPM's like 5k and above or somthing?
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Old Feb 21, 2003 | 09:38 AM
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For casual street driving it won't slip. Only at high RPMs, you're right. I added a dual pulley to my FB and it just made me feel better knowing it had the extra bite.
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Old Feb 21, 2003 | 09:46 AM
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Unless your doing track racing......4-5k all the time should be fine..

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Old Feb 21, 2003 | 10:13 AM
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An alternative would be to put on a belt that goes from the crank to the water pump. That way, you won't have to get another pulley, although Higgi's rotor-shaped pulley does look neat.

http://www.1300cc.com/howto/how2/belt.htm
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Old Feb 21, 2003 | 02:44 PM
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Will I start to overheat if I oh say race someone.
I usually race like every week(street) I don't go to the track or anything. I race for like three or four miles so this might make the water pump slip a lot would it not? Can my car survive about two weeks without the other belt? I am getting a pully for $20 within a week. My normal driving just goes up to 4k then I shift. but I redline once a day to keep the carbon at a minimum. What do you all think?
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