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Weight reduction, The, " What can be removed" game

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Old 05-28-08, 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by littleredrotary
well just ordered my yoohoo belt
gotta get it tomorrow morning
yoohoo belt?
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Originally Posted by blackdeath647
yoohoo belt?
Lawnmower belt, 3L220 IIRC

~or~

http://www.pineappleracing.com/index...PROD&ProdID=39
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Originally Posted by FirebirdSlayer666
The only problem with removing the air pump is if you still have a cat that has the air pipe hooked to it, it will burn up. Of course you could get carbon fiber parts from Fibermaz to lighten things up even more
i still have the cat with the airpipe. but theres not a damn thing in it. will that be a problem?
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it wont matter if your cat is gutted
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gooood gooooooood

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Originally Posted by Jeezus
hells yeah, so is that like a cheap altern. to the regular belt? cuz i took my airpump off a while back and i saw a few cracks on my belt the other day so i was thinking about replacing it (goes from main, to water pump) i believe, (not quite sure and it's too dark to go check) but that's the only belt in there left lol.
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yep, its dark here too
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Old 05-28-08, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by blackdeath647
hells yeah, so is that like a cheap altern. to the regular belt? cuz i took my airpump off a while back and i saw a few cracks on my belt the other day so i was thinking about replacing it (goes from main, to water pump) i believe, (not quite sure and it's too dark to go check) but that's the only belt in there left lol.
Yes, it does.

It was dark, you're right!


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I just bought a double sheeve alternator pulley and bought another belt
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if i had the money i woulda got a gilmer pully set :P
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well it is done ..
car seems like it pulls harder and idles smoother.
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Originally Posted by littleredrotary
well it is done ..
car seems like it pulls harder and idles smoother.
i want to know what the actual benefits of running the yoohoo belt straight from main pulley to the water pump pulley, and how hard is it to install lol, cuz i don't wanna put something in it and it not benefit me that much you know...thanks.
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it took me a hour or so. most of the time i was looking for sockets.
but my car idled smoother and pulled a little harder. not much harder tho
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