do i need this belt

[newbee]

am going to replace my tension pulleys this week end
and that know one is for the air con pump,
now my air con pump is stuffed and cant be buggered spending the
money on a new one
Q: do i need to change the air con pulley or can i just take of the belt
for it as it don,t work anyway or will it cause problems

 

[alien]

With a Gen 3 you can remove that belt. Just means the AC Condensor pump wont be taking power from your engine.

Only problem i can see is a power increase of anything up to 20% by removing the belt.

 

[social]

yes its a HUGE PROBLEM gaining more power man, u beter watch out for that lol you may like it

 

[newbee]

oh i like that idea (more power)
what about fuel will it use less

 

[Ozzie]

oh i like that idea (more power)
what about fuel will it use less

Yes it will.

Its less restriction on the engine meaning better fuel economy.

With V6's you need a smaller belt.

 

[vt s]

On subject does anyone know what measurements belt for the v6 without AC pump?

 

[vnkid]

not sure on the measurements but i can give you a shorter one if your located in s.e. melbourne, my pulley pylon snapped at the pully, needed the shorter belt to drive home from S.A. ive since fixed it.

 

[Smallies]

Moar powaa!!!

 

[vt s]

thanks anyway vnkid but im in syd

 

[fitz_vt]

i am fairly sure there is VT's without Air Conditioning, they actually have a different belt, in my gregory's it says that the AC model, has an extra idler pulley, its the one above the air conditioner, so i dont see a problem with just swapping to the NON AC belt.