Rdrdave,
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Originally Posted by race-n-jason
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Good grief! I think I have seen it all now. What is wrong with just buying the correct serpentine brackets for a big block? There are only two versions of the serpentine belt system for the 454 (88’-95’ & 96’-00’). My L29 454 (the latter of the two) brackets and pulleys cost me less than $150 through my local GM dealer.
I believe this guy’s concoction sorta takes away from GM engineering train of though of increasing the engine block structural integrity and lessoning noise, vibration and harshness. I have to give it to him though….it looks like he put a lot of thought and work into his concoction. Hopefully, he calculated the belt tension correctly or else a new rear alternator bearing will be needed every 10K miles or so. I certainly would not buy that kit.
Rdrdave,
I think you are entirely missing the point of this conversion as it has nothing to do with extending the life of a belt. Serp belts crack and break just as V-Belts do…..they just look better while doing it. And, yes, you do need a wrench to replace them…a 5/8 or a 16MM for the canuks.