alternator pulley
Last weekend at the track, I threw 2 belts. :x I have an aftermarket alternator (Powermaster) with a 3" chrome pulley which was the culprit. Two factors come into play here; one is that the groove on the pulley is not very deep, the other is that the pulley is chromed, which makes it very "slick". This kind of set-up may be fine for the street where your generally not going to turn 6000 rpm's, but at the track the belts will fly off sooner or later. I solved the problem with a 5" underdrive pulley with a deep groove. :)
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was that the first time you ran with that alt pulley?
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Naw, it lost a belt about a month ago, and I thought it was either a flaw in the belt or a misalignment. Never did find the belt, and I figured it broke but now I believe it just jumped off the tiny pulley. Hopefully, that won't happen again.
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when are you going again. and by the way did you ever get in touch with joey t about dyno?
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Last time I lost a belt it was due to the alternator and crank pulleys being mis-aligned.
I put on a March alternator bracket system and a Moroso underdrive crank pulley, all my problems are gone. BTW - I found the belt a few weeks later inside the tranny blanket. How it got there, I don't know. |
I'm going to Island again Sat the 17th. I'll have to put the Dyno on hold for a while.....got hit with a whopping tax bill. Bastards!!!!
BTW, The underdrive pulley that I used on the alternator is a Moroso 5" |
Originally Posted by sickt7cuda
BTW, The underdrive pulley that I used on the alternator is a Moroso 5"
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hey mike , what does the altermater bracket look like ?
i am in the process in buying a alternater , does the one wire have to be hooked up a certain way. the smileys on this page are cool #-o |
Here's a few pics of it. Kinda hard to see in these pictures, though:
https://www.northeastbracketracing.c...s/P1011001.JPG https://www.northeastbracketracing.c...s/P1011000.JPG Here's a pic from the March web site: http://www.marchperf.com/products/cryslersbalt.jpg |
:evil: i like it!! going to buy one.
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Originally Posted by mopar12372
:evil: i like it!! going to buy one.
I'm pretty sure Mancini Racing carries them. Ask for Wess. |
Mike, will the March alternator bracket system work easily with a Maziere electric water pump?
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Originally Posted by sickt7cuda
Mike, will the March alternator bracket system work easily with a Maziere electric water pump?
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