Don't have to convice me, I *like* serpetine belts.
A great article, thanks.
Carter
--- reed mideke <rfm@redshift.com> wrote:
> Carter Shore wrote:
> >
> Carter, here's a little bit that may encourage you
> to
> switch to serpentine.
> http://users.aol.com/gmaclaren/dyno.html
>
> At the very bottom is the a comparison of power loss
> on different belt + fan combinations. The motor in
> question was a model A, but he apperently
> got amost 1 more available HP with a serpentine
> belt. ;-)
>
> Note that this fellow also uses the model A engine
> in
> aircraft applications... And they call us LBC folks
> nuts.
>
> [...]
> > Only problem is, it uses a serpentine belt, so
> I'll
> > have to convert the water pump and alternator
> pulley
> > (or use the stock alt).
> >
> [...]
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