Belt routing

[Oldfox]

Does this help? Opps if you use this you might need to run dead pulley-just saw that

[onetrkpny]

I do it like this....using a ribbed 4 ccyl idler pulley on a welded 5.0 tensioner and rotate it to adjust belt tension. I also use a 93 Cobra W/P pulley

Saleen, can you explain more on the welding of the tensioner. I can't use the stock tensioner? It seems if you use the stock tensioner it the spring load is going down, not up?

[bluecouperedvert]

Here is what I did to my car. removed a/c and smog. Movec Alt. to the a/c location. Mounted idler arm/pulley upside down so it pulls up on the belt. works great.

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Though it is not as nice/clean as the other cars posted, i like the balance the alternator gives the vortech

[onetrkpny]

bluevert, thanks for your setup. Is that the idler bracket supplied from Vortech? It looks like it has spacers ( you put it in front of main S/C bracket?)

Though it is not as nice/clean as the other cars posted, i like the balance the alternator gives the vortech

[bluecouperedvert]

bluevert, thanks for your setup. Is that the idler bracket supplied from Vortech? It looks like it has spacers ( you put it in front of main S/C bracket?)

it is. I got the spacers from Loews. they are 1" long 2 on each bolt. Also got the longer bolts from Loews. the a/c bracket is also spaced out 3/4" you can see the shinny nuts that i used. Its also a 3g alt. from a 94/95 mustang. i had to open the radius of the a/c bracket so the alt. would sit flush and drilled a new lower hole. The belt is 54" long.

[bluecouperedvert]

Looks like if you use the 4cly. idler arm you would not need to do my crazy flip of the 5.0 idler arm. But the spacers and bolts are only a couple of bucks.lol you can also see where I clearanced the a/c bracket to clear the idler pulley.

[onetrkpny]

I've seen this posted many times in other sites/posts. Its fine, except we're asking for a setup for SUPERCHARGED setup. The alternator is NOT in the location as diagrams show below.

Does this help? Opps if you use this you might need to run dead pulley-just saw that