Be interesting to see where the oil filter head is in that setup. If it's in the engine compartment, it'll make a nice heater for the cooling air...
Dunno , I've never had an interest in fitting one . Assuming the stock and serpentine pulleys are the same size (?) there should be loads of room to get a flat belt in , I can JUST squeeze a standard belt in by jamming it in and persuading onto the pulley with a wooden drift and a hammer.... One sharp tap Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk
I suppose its the tradeoff .. something ends up very tight - like the pipes have to go through the rear engine support bar instead.. What is not visible is that two of those hex head oil cover bolts have about 3 threads into the tapping in the block (stripped when not concentrating, fortunately the hole is tapped at least 10 mm deeper). A blob of JB Weld is just visible (overdoing the tightening of the oil pipe fitting) . This setup let me retro-fit the new engine with full flow oil filter and cooling in an afternoon at Techenders. Most time wasted on oil pump bolts that were too long for the new Autolinea aluminium case, the holes are not drilled through the case unlike originals. They stopped about 0.5mm short so the first time I tightened the cover, and oil poured out..
Would a serpentine system reliance on pulley alignment at least mean that the end float must be good? Looking for that silver lining.
Good innit! They're not on my "list" but thought you knowledgeable types would enjoy a gander ... Rest of the bus is not half bad. If it was advertised for £2k less I'd consider ripping all that out and getting summat else put in.
There is no silver lining , maximum usual end would be ok , 3 or 4 mm of end float would probably ride the belt off but if there's that amount of play it wouldn't be running... Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk
A normal belt will stay on at 3 to 4 mm endfloat.. When my flywheel was loose it ran 3 miles like that. Used pressure on the clutch pedal to hold it in place... That plumbing is awful. When there is plenty of room under the tinware for the filter head bracket, over to the left where the tinware curves up.
