Airpump Removal?

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Mar 15, 2004 | 05:49 PM

izazrx7

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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..........

Mar 15, 2004 | 08:59 PM

XSTransAm

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Why are you removing the airpump?

Mar 15, 2004 | 10:00 PM

Black97VR4

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He probably got a midpipe.

Mar 15, 2004 | 10:16 PM

XSTransAm

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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

Mar 15, 2004 | 10:20 PM

Fatman0203

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

Mar 16, 2004 | 01:31 AM

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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).