Serpentine belt systems on 350 small block - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

eighteenninetytwo · 05-08-2015, 12:47 PM

anyone fitted one of these?
http://www.lmctruck.com/product-page...cta_serpentine

riz · 05-08-2015, 07:33 PM

I just got an email from LMC today that showed these...........A bit pricey at around $2000 but it sure would be nice.

RIZ

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Originally Posted by eighteenninetytwo

anyone fitted one of these?
http://www.lmctruck.com/product-page...cta_serpentine

lightningtruck · 05-09-2015, 01:07 AM

I purchased a March serpentine belt setup for a SBC about 10 years ago.
Looks great but is a pain. Ac belt vibrates. PS cap is hard to access....
I have had great luck with the stock chevy serpentine systems. I went to the pick and pull and took it all off a 1990 suburban. But the LMC one comes with all the good accessories! I'd like to see some reviews too.

*gmachinz* · 05-09-2015, 01:17 AM

I like custom stuff too but I can't justify a 2K serpentine kit. The GM kits are a proven design and look good if you detail them.

jobberone · 08-16-2015, 06:15 PM

can you use 85 or 87 to 93 or 95 GM belt systems from any SBC truck for my 76 K10?

OutlawDrifter · 08-17-2015, 12:06 PM

i would go with the stock stuff cleaned up, can be had for pennies on the dollar and very functional.

notsolo · 08-19-2015, 09:47 AM

X 2 Buy stock.... clean it up and get it powder coated..Save $1500.00.

silverbear · 08-22-2015, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by jobberone

can you use 85 or 87 to 93 or 95 GM belt systems from any SBC truck for my 76 K10?

Just a word of caution. Look at your block and head configuration before grabbing parts from a pick-a-part yard. There are factory brackets that keep the alternator on the passenger side and a/c compressor on the drivers side. This style requires your passenger side head to have three mounting bolt holes for the alternator and tensioner bracket. The a/c and power steering bracket will bolt up fine. This style of brackets were the first ones I picked up and since my heads have three holes on one end and one on the other, like most older heads do, I could not use them. (I have these brackets listed in the classified section if you want to look at this style)

There is a another style out there that has the alternator on the driver's side along with the power steering pump. The a/c compressor is mounted on the passenger side with the belt tensioner. These will bolt up better to the older style block and head but you will have to rework your wiring and a/c lines. The wiring kits are available in the classified section if you don't feel comfortable doing all of that yourself. What I like about this style of set up is that with a couple of adapter brackets you can upgrade from the R4 compressor to a Sanden 508 style.

With either style of brackets there is a pulley available to mount in the place of the compressor if you are not running a/c.

silverbear · 08-22-2015, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by eighteenninetytwo

anyone fitted one of these?
http://www.lmctruck.com/product-page...cta_serpentine

Those kits look very nice but i don't like how little of the belt comes in contact with the crank pulley. Not enough contact with the drive pulley could cause the belt to slip and squeal (IMO).

Big Blue · 08-22-2015, 07:57 AM

Silverbear, What did you get it off of ? Year and make.

I have the type with two holes on one side and three on the other head. I have the Older style 350.

John

silverbear · 08-22-2015, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Big Blue

Silverbear, What did you get it off of ? Year and make.

I have the type with two holes on one side and three on the other head. I have the Older style 350.

John

The first set I traded for them from a buddy who was upgrading to a March set. I was told they were off of later 90s pickup. The second set (with the alternator on the drivers side) came out of early 90s pickup.

silverbear · 08-22-2015, 08:16 AM

Here is the first set I got that will not work if you only have one bolt hole in the passenger side head.
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87Skier · 08-29-2015, 05:06 PM

Looks like the same setup I have on my 72. From a 1996-1998 Chevy truck I presume? If so mine works great. Let me know if you need help with the later alternator wiring, its a CS130D alternator I think.

UKNOWME · 08-29-2015, 05:24 PM

I have the GM kit on mine and it looks and functions great!
Not sure why gmachinz didn't reference his for sale thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=676344. Although the OP has never responded after his 1st post so maybe he doesn't care anymore.

DD1 · 11-02-2015, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by UKNOWME

I have the GM kit on mine and it looks and functions great!
Not sure why gmachinz didn't reference his for sale thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=676344. Although the OP has never responded after his 1st post so maybe he doesn't care anymore.

Your setup looks great. What type of truck are your radiator hoses for? I got a serpentine setup from an early 1990's Chevy truck. Wondering if I should get hoses to match the 1990 truck so they route around the serpentine setup properly? Or should I get hoses for the actual truck, a 71 C10?

mcmlxix · 11-03-2015, 03:10 AM

I have a serp setup that came on my 78 Blazer. My hose isn't the best fit so I'm open to suggestions.

Also, my serp bracket has a spot for something under the passenger side AC bracket. I don't know what would have gone there. Maybe a smog pump?

C10DREAMER · 01-12-2021, 08:18 AM

Any pics of serpentine setup with air gap intake ?

05-08-2015, 12:47 PM	#1
eighteenninetytwo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Redwood city, CA Posts: 694	Serpentine belt systems on 350 small block anyone fitted one of these? http://www.lmctruck.com/product-page...cta_serpentine

05-09-2015, 01:07 AM	#3
lightningtruck Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 44	Re: Serpentine belt systems on 350 small block I purchased a March serpentine belt setup for a SBC about 10 years ago. Looks great but is a pain. Ac belt vibrates. PS cap is hard to access.... I have had great luck with the stock chevy serpentine systems. I went to the pick and pull and took it all off a 1990 suburban. But the LMC one comes with all the good accessories! I'd like to see some reviews too. __________________ Mike McGinnis 1990 V3500 Crew Cab build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=559196 1983 C10 Step Side Old Friend http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...45#post7266145

05-09-2015, 01:17 AM	#4
gmachinz Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Des Moines, IA. Posts: 4,143	Re: Serpentine belt systems on 350 small block I like custom stuff too but I can't justify a 2K serpentine kit. The GM kits are a proven design and look good if you detail them.

08-16-2015, 06:15 PM	#5
jobberone Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Jackson SC Posts: 34	Re: Serpentine belt systems on 350 small block can you use 85 or 87 to 93 or 95 GM belt systems from any SBC truck for my 76 K10?

08-17-2015, 12:06 PM	#6
OutlawDrifter Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Northeast KS Posts: 1,788	Re: Serpentine belt systems on 350 small block i would go with the stock stuff cleaned up, can be had for pennies on the dollar and very functional. __________________ 1999 GMC Suburban K2500 SLT, 454/4L80E 1991 Z/28, 6.0L/T56 1949 GMC 250, S10 Frame, 6.0L/4L80E Instagram @aceshighspeedshop

08-19-2015, 09:47 AM	#7
notsolo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Md Posts: 2,482	Re: Serpentine belt systems on 350 small block X 2 Buy stock.... clean it up and get it powder coated..Save $1500.00. __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=635605

08-22-2015, 07:57 AM	#10
Big Blue Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Northeast--Bethlehem, Pennslyvania Posts: 642	Re: Serpentine belt systems on 350 small block Silverbear, What did you get it off of ? Year and make. I have the type with two holes on one side and three on the other head. I have the Older style 350. John __________________ Big Blue ( John ) 79 Chevy Pick up.....My Dailey STILL Working on a frame up: 1987 Truck body on a 78 Blazer frame. Need cab blasted to start project. Got the cab BLASTED, Now Prep and Paint. Started to lay SOME BONDO and primer. Done, Ordering paint. Got paint, Stuff painted,Cab,Fenders, Hood more later. 9/7/2015 Got the clear coat on,now time to take one off. Started to put things back (What a nightmare) like the heating and AC stuff,inside wire harness, outside AC unit and booster, still more. May 2016, still working on the inside. Got duck work in,heating and AC. Radio (stock) in dash with after market in console later, Speaker are hooked up, Steering column is in. Getting ready to drop the cab onto the frame, Working on engine now since I have the room. Well here it is 2018, got the engine in and it runs, now I need to get the exhaust system in so I can adjust the lifters, to loud right now. Got the exhaust on now I am waiting for the break parts to come in.

08-22-2015, 08:16 AM	#12
silverbear Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Glen St. Mary, Florida Posts: 304	Re: Serpentine belt systems on 350 small block Here is the first set I got that will not work if you only have one bolt hole in the passenger side head. __________________ 86 Chevrolet K10 350/SM465 Frankie SOLD 1995 GMC Yukon GT SOLD 1996 GMC Yukon GT 2010 Suburban 1500 4x4 5.3l/6L80e. Sold 2016 Silverado 2500HD Crew Cab 4x4 6.0l/6L80e

08-29-2015, 05:06 PM	#13
87Skier Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Corvallis, OR Posts: 715	Re: Serpentine belt systems on 350 small block Looks like the same setup I have on my 72. From a 1996-1998 Chevy truck I presume? If so mine works great. Let me know if you need help with the later alternator wiring, its a CS130D alternator I think. __________________ 1972 GMC Jimmy Custom 4.8L (L20)/6L90E/NP205 1989 Chevy Suburban V2500 350/Turbo 400/4.11 gears 1996 Chevy Suburban K1500 350/4L60E

08-29-2015, 05:24 PM	#14
UKNOWME Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Clovis, NM Posts: 2,705	Re: Serpentine belt systems on 350 small block I have the GM kit on mine and it looks and functions great! Not sure why gmachinz didn't reference his for sale thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=676344. Although the OP has never responded after his 1st post so maybe he doesn't care anymore. Attached Images __________________ 2018 Audi S5- wife's ride 1980 Chevy Scottsdale http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=543511 1981 Chevy Silverado- in pieces 1964 Chevy c10 2017 Jeep Wrangler JKU

11-03-2015, 03:10 AM	#16
mcmlxix Collector of Projects Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 3,106	Re: Serpentine belt systems on 350 small block I have a serp setup that came on my 78 Blazer. My hose isn't the best fit so I'm open to suggestions. Also, my serp bracket has a spot for something under the passenger side AC bracket. I don't know what would have gone there. Maybe a smog pump? __________________ Rich 1972 K5 Blazer CST Click HERE D60 BIG BRAKE UPGRADE Click HERE

01-12-2021, 08:18 AM	#17
C10DREAMER Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Raleigh NC Posts: 14	Re: Serpentine belt systems on 350 small block Any pics of serpentine setup with air gap intake ?



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