WELL, stock tensioner setup just broke.

**lx-convertible** · 08-11-2003, 08:11 PM

for the guys familar with my setup, i used the stock tensioner, welded it and put it in the march bracket to get rid of my ps setup. well today, the plastic pulley failed, spit the belt, and cracked the tensioner in half. i can email ya a pic to put up. so i ordered the 30040 setup from march. 139. so i hope it's worth it. i know 5150 is running it, or is planning on it, and it looks stout, so what the hell. FFW is saturday, so i hope it works well.:bonk:

**5150 LX** · 08-11-2003, 08:26 PM

Damn man $139, I saw one recently on the Corral for under $50. I think it was in the Misc. section, may be worth a look if ya can cancel that other order.

**5150 LX** · 08-11-2003, 08:38 PM

Here's one link, he's looking to trade for next to nothing..

http://www.corral.net/forums/showthr...t=march+pulley

**5150 LX** · 08-11-2003, 08:40 PM

Damn I just realized that the date was last month.....

**lx-convertible** · 08-12-2003, 08:56 AM

well i appreciate the help anyways, but hell it's only money right? i am just glad the setup i had was intact for a while, got to dyno it and drag it, now i will feel safer with a better piece.

**5150 LX** · 08-12-2003, 10:02 AM

Neil, lemme know how it works out for you as I am nowhere near that stage yet.

**lx-convertible** · 08-12-2003, 04:11 PM

will do bud. i am getting it tomorrow and it should be in the car within 1/2 hour. hope the same belt will work(doubt it), can't wait to take off the WP pulley again to get the belt to fit!!! 8 inches of love.

**lx-convertible** · 08-13-2003, 07:14 PM

Well dude, bad news. The bracket sits much lower, and the pulley is small and you can figure out that = Belt rub on Wp pulley. Will need either some sort of additional idler or bigger pulley. I don't know what to do..................

**lx-convertible** · 08-13-2003, 07:16 PM

FFW is sat. and i am up the creek

**5150 LX** · 08-13-2003, 07:24 PM

Well crap how can they advertise it as an a/c delete kit then??

**5150 LX** · 08-13-2003, 07:24 PM

Shoot me a pic of what it looks like installed if you can, maybe I can help ya figure something out.

Where's the "professor" when ya need him, lol. He could make a new pulley a bit larger & problem would be solved......

**lx-convertible** · 08-13-2003, 07:28 PM

I just bought a stock tensioner which i am going to have welded tomorrow. Putting the 1460 march bracket back in until i can figure the other one out.
The 30040 looks awesome in there, but it will rub on the cobra pulley once the belt is tensioned. It looks good until the belt goes on, thats when you see how close it is. I wonder if anyone has done this setup before and had to make/fab something up? I would shoot ya a pic, but it's dark+thundering and lightening out.

**lx-convertible** · 08-13-2003, 07:30 PM

it would be great with a pulley that was double in size of the one in the kit. The thing is smaller than a ALT. pulley. I was thinking of where to buy one with a bearing that was larger and looked similar, but not sure if March/ASP would even bother?