quote:was video of a black group 4 with yellow racing stripes running 180's that has this setup on the forum somewhere recentl
Sorry forgot to check in, been busy taking a part the motor as well as holidays. Garvino, interesting pic, looks more like a gilmer drive setup than a serp, but looks like hall had all the pulleys setup for one drive belt vs the two. Very neat, including the gated alt and crank pulleys, that wasn't cheap to make. I had a similar drive pulley on teh crank for a paxton novi 2000 cog belt setup and it wasn't cheap to have custom made
Probably in about 3 weeks I should have the heads back and i will have buttoned things up and will be able to start monkeying with the pulley arrangement, so will keep you guys updated if I come up with a solution to use a 5 Liter aluminum underdrive setup or something cheap like that. I don't really care about looks since nobody sees that part of the engine anyway, more about function.The gilmer drive is probably the best since it would seem you wouldn't have to run a lot of tension therefore less accessory drive power loss vs the v-belt or serpentine.