Shortened belt, how and where?

[NickM450]

Thought I'd start another thread regarding the shortened belt and tensioner setup that a few folk on here use before we completely swamp Dereks thread.

My car is a '98 450 with no PAS or air-con. So I have a auxiliary pulley in place of the PAS pump and I have a tensioner pulley on opposite side.

From what I gather I will not need to buy the JE alternator bracket and tensioner - although, I do not need an excuse to spend money on new things

What size belt will I need for my car, phazed quoted a 1035 but doesn't seem to have a tensioner pulley and Sardonicus says 1850

Cheers

[Sardonicus]

Hi Nick, if you purchase the JE alt bracket you wont need the tensioner or the idler and you can run like Phazed's picture .....Nice once fitted you can run a bit of string round the pulleys with the sliding tensioner slacked off then you just ask for that measurement in mm i.e 1050 7PK the 7PK bit just refers to the amount of ribs and the profile of the ribs on the belt the 1850mm PK7 I was referring to is probably what you run currently on your stock drive system

[SILICONEKID343HP]

What`s wrong with the OE setup ?

[NickM450]

Nothing at all, I just like the idea of less belts and less parts to go wrong.

I figured that for relatively little outlay I could make the change. Plus, I like buying stuff

[phazed]

NickM450 said:

I figured that for relatively little outlay I could make the change. Plus, I like buying stuff

That's just normal................

[NickM450]

phazed said:

That's just normal................

Indeed

John Eales has already got back to me, bracket and tensioner is £54 and belt is £28 ish, depending on alt. size, idle that right, seems deer for a belt?

What measurement is it he is referring to?

[phazed]

I paid £24ish from a factor for my belt so about right.

Anyhoo, a must have cause it looks neat!

[GasMunkey]

SILICONEKID343HP said:

What`s wrong with the OE setup ?

The belt saps horse power and the drag can decrease mpg

[SILICONEKID343HP]

GasMunkey said:

The belt saps horse power and the drag can decrease mpg

That little Roller !

[NickM450]

phazed said:

I paid £24ish from a factor for my belt so about right.

Anyhoo, a must have cause it looks neat!

Another very good reason to do anything, I like neatness