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izazrx7

03-15-04 05:49 PM

Airpump Removal??????????????

HEY CAN ANYONE TEL ME IF IT IS OK TO REMOVE AIR PUMP AND RUN STANDARD PULLEYS WITH SMALLER BELT TO SUIT??????????? I PRESUME IT WIL BE OK BUT THE WATER PUMP WON'T GET AS MUCH GRIP..........

XSTransAm

03-15-04 08:59 PM

Why are you removing the airpump?

Black97VR4

03-15-04 10:00 PM

He probably got a midpipe.

XSTransAm

03-15-04 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Black97VR4
He probably got a midpipe.

its good to ask, ive seen some people do strange things to their cars...

but as for the removal (AFAIK) you need a new pully cause of the way the belt will run around the water pump

Fatman0203

03-15-04 10:20 PM

I tried it and the belt lasted me 2 days. =/

Houdini

03-16-04 01:31 AM

you might have to over-tension the belt to get good grip on the stock water pump pulley since it's smooth, but that's not good for the belt. Just spend the $100 for the pulley kit. I put mine in last weekend and it was a piece of cake, except for breaking the nut on the alternator(impact gun is a necesity).

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