John, do you have any pictures of the install? I like the serpentine belt idea.
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Pulley Kit: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MCH-20450/ $550
PS Pump : http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MCH-P304/ $180
Alternator: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/PRO-141-657/?rtype=7 $113
Water Pump: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/WND-9208P/ $125
Belt: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/GTR-4060547/ $20
Spacer: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/DER-31520/ $10
Fan Clutch: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/HDA-2711/ $30
So it was about $1,000.
The (small block) kit itself is just the pulleys – I had a
The fan clutch made a world of difference, I can feel the wind from the fan while under the hood and hitting throttle.
My pictures aren’t the best since I still have the fan and shroud in the car – hard to see all the bling on film, but it looks great in person !
Ok – so the alternator. See the link above, this is a one wire. I looked at my car and I have three wires so I did not install this yet. I have a battery (red) wire and a ground (black) wire on the back and a plug on the top with two wires going into it. If you look at the picture in the link (please) you will see it has the battery wire on the back and it also appears to have the two plugs on the top – so if all its missing is a ground, can I use this alternator ?
As for installing this – it didn’t come with directions, and if I had experience I would not have needed them. Since I am new to it all it took me 9 hours to do all the work (2am – 11am, I am an insomniac thanks to the back issues just mentioned). I suspect I could do this job in half the time now that I know what I am doing. I dislike the PS pump’s cap position – but its ok since its not something you always have to be getting into. The PS pump I had to hit Sears Hardware for a chrome spacer – once I used that all problems were solved with my squeal and the alignment is spot on. My water pump leak is due to me learning still – its polished aluminum and it expanded, once I retightened the bolts the job was done.