LS V8 Serpentine Kit

[ivanj]

Does anyone have pictures of the their serpentine kit?

Ideally the alternator placement.

Regards,

Ivan

[crafty]

You need a Camaro alternator mounted low and a GTA A/C compressor.

The AC is fitted with 2 sets of spacer. One set between the block and the tensioner and one set between the tensioner and the compressor. This spaces it to clear the engine mount and keeps the tensioner in the middle.

[Boosted LS1]

Crafty, which a/c is that? It looks very short, does it work well?

[crafty]

I dont have it hooked up yet... but its from a Monaro/GTO so I expect that it is fine.

[ezakimak]

Crafty,
I remember reading some info from one of the undergrads that had done a stint at Holden as part of their uni degree (It was a poster/write up on the wall at uni) Basically it detailed the results of the 12 month placement whilst at Holden.
Anyway, the project that the student was involved in related to increasing the performance and efficiency of the A/C system on the Commodore/Monaro, the details related to a decrease in the amount of lubricating fluid in the system. When it was filled with a greater % of fluid when compared to the gas, the system was overheating as the compressor was compressing the gas too much if that make sense? Something about over compression within the AC compressor itself, not the overall system pressure. Testing was carried out in the middle of Australia by the look of the photos
this is going back 10 years now, details are a bit hazy, so it’s probably the compressor that made it into the Monaro.
Can’t remember what the fluid levels were. It’s not important anyway as it will vary depend on the internal volume of the AC system. The important bit is that if the A/C system seems to be losing
efficiency once it gets hot, it may have too much lubricant in it. Different compressors will likely require different amounts of gas/fluid as well.

Ryan

[ivanj]

So Im guessing the std Corvette A/C will not work?

Regards,

Ivan

[Boosted LS1]

^ Some in the US say it fits but over here it seems a tad to long so a new bracket needs making to space it outwards from the engine. It's quite a big unit but I expect it would do a very good job.

[pilbeam_mp62]

This setup is guaranteed to fit into an Ultima engine bay:-



Contact Gail, at American Speed for more info,
Regards

[ivanj]

Excellent thank you.

So from the pictures if I move the A/C forward to use the main drive belt everything will fit.

Thanks for the help.

[crafty]

You need the whole setup if you want to run one belt otherwise the routing and tension will be wrong.

[ivanj]

Yeah I figured that.

Will have to measure a new belt but thats a 2 second job with a piece of string and tape.

Cheers.