Pitbullx Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 good write up, luckily I havent had any issues with belt slippage on my 383's but Im going to try this swap out... thanks for being the guinea pig lol Quote Team Devastation Mixed Martial ArtsMachado Brazilian JiujitsuOnce I lock it on there's no escape I don't train to make you tap, I train to tear your arm, leg, or head off. Its your job to tap before I can do that -Pain is only weakness leaving the body, its kill or be killed and only the strong survive...Rockford FosgateDigital DesignsFi Car AudioCrossfire Car Audio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunkjuice1 Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 Congrats on tackling this with your own elbow grease. I'm assume that the wider belt is very solid around all the pulley's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigPimpin91 Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 I need to do this for mine but there's no hybrid system for the Ford Rangers. Quote BigPimpin91's Banging Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigPimpin91 Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 Great write up man! I had thought the most you could do on a v was like 140-160 so didn't someone there say something about it before you bought it (they know this)? I've known should I ever want to move the system in my old 61 Deville (390) I would have to swap the pulley, but that isn't something that comes in a manual. On a side note, now that you have the charging system sorted where in the FAWK are the bass videos? My DC 280 is ran on a V-Belt... Quote BigPimpin91's Banging Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaPRiCEx383 Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 Hell yeah thats what i did with the 383 i have now, Took the old pulleys of the 350 i had and put them in. Even though i don't have an H/O alt i think it looks 10x better also Quote 90 Nissan 240sx Avic z-140bh Audison SR4 Audison Voce 6.5s CDT es-20 tweeters Sundown 1500v3 (2) DD 9510's 3 cube box 2 6" aeros XS Power D2400 & Xp950 Skyhigh/Knukonceptz/Rockford Fosgate wiring More Coming Soon.. Check my builds below. 97 Civic Hatch Build 86 Caprice Build you can pick up a chick in a car... I think it'd be hard to roll up mackin on a broad sittin on a sundown. My opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnderLoK Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 Great write up man! I had thought the most you could do on a v was like 140-160 so didn't someone there say something about it before you bought it (they know this)? I've known should I ever want to move the system in my old 61 Deville (390) I would have to swap the pulley, but that isn't something that comes in a manual. On a side note, now that you have the charging system sorted where in the FAWK are the bass videos? the bass videos are about to be taken, like 10 minutes haha. and yes, they told me 180 was really the max, but hey, im stubborn LOL and thought i could have a buddy make up an idler pulley tensioner and blah blah, didnt work out. plus, for under $50, its all gm parts and the best and most cost effective way to DIY. thats why i say plan ahead, if you have a v-belt system on a pre 84 gm, order your alt with the 5 groove pulley and save the cost of buying the additional pulley as well That's great, I was worried they didn't say anything I was going to post something in your thread, but I was way too late on that. Great write up man! I had thought the most you could do on a v was like 140-160 so didn't someone there say something about it before you bought it (they know this)? I've known should I ever want to move the system in my old 61 Deville (390) I would have to swap the pulley, but that isn't something that comes in a manual. On a side note, now that you have the charging system sorted where in the FAWK are the bass videos? My DC 280 is ran on a V-Belt... Wow... Shit man on my old alt (it was a 140) I had serious slip so I can only imagine on yours Quote If at first you do not succeed, you are doing it wrong! -ARSCheck out my walled TBSS build over here4 Fi Team 18s on 2 Cactus K9 DS18 doors on 2 MBQ 1Ks, Vifa pillars on a STL4.500 Pioneer X8500 6 XS Power D7500, 1 3400S Second Skin 2 270a Mechman Alts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigPimpin91 Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 My DC 280 is ran on a V-Belt... Wow... Shit man on my old alt (it was a 140) I had serious slip so I can only imagine on yours It takes a 3ft breaker bar to get it tight enough. Quote BigPimpin91's Banging Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MECHMAN Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Belt slip on a single-v is common when going up in the power. Applications with better belt wrap, lower pulley ratio or slower to rev will help keep the slip to a minimum. Switching to a multi-v belt is the way to go if you want real output. Nice write-up, I will get with you about this real soon as I want to add this to our site. We need to get more of the customer swaps on my site to show how easy it is to get better alternator performance without breaking the bank. Quote 1-888-MECHMAN www.Mechman.com [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Benjamin Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 man thanks for this i have a 78 Caprice this really helped me i should have my car next week and get my pulleys on i got the same alternator im surprised mechman dont tell us that from the get go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguels Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 (edited) man thanks for this i have a 78 Caprice this really helped me i should have my car next week and get my pulleys on i got the same alternator im surprised mechman dont tell us that from the get go mechman don't tell you what from the get go? if you are talking about the belt slip yes they do, I contacted Matt and sent pictures of my belts and was told i would get belt slip, he said the fix for that would be an extra belt or swap to serpentine and have better belt rap. since i wanted a stock look on my truck i went the original way and got the kit from Chevy and installed it in less than 5 hours Edited March 29, 2012 by Miguels Quote my logshttp://www.stevemead...-my-new-set-up/my blow through loghttp://www.stevemead...future-updates/ 96 ss http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/164094-96-impala-ss-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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