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06-25-2020, 06:00 PM
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Drives: 2010 Camaro SS A6 Join Date: Oct 2018
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Dragrace with no A/C belt?
Hey all. I've had my A/C belt come off/shred etc...twice over the last couple of years. I only do bracket racing on Sundays from spring thru fall. Can I do without this belt? I'm not concerned with having A/C. Will having it off cause me any problems?
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06-25-2020, 06:05 PM
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I'd pull the fuse so you don't accidentally turn it on. It may damage the compressor.
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06-25-2020, 06:21 PM
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Will do, thanks Vegas
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06-25-2020, 08:47 PM
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it is really a waste of time.it will not make any difference at all on your times. i am willing to bet ac not running on a dyno or no ac belt = the same HP
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06-25-2020, 09:18 PM
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That's not the issue. Often, the belt gets thrown and wraps the balancer and damages the oil seal. That is a PITA to replace. |
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06-25-2020, 11:21 PM
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 i didn't know that was a issue
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06-25-2020, 11:50 PM
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If you raced, you'd know. |
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06-26-2020, 12:00 AM
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You won't have a water pump without the belt, unless you put in an electric one.
That's why it's called a serpentine belt, it drives all the accessories. |
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06-26-2020, 12:03 AM
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LOL.  :l aughabove::bon k:
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06-26-2020, 08:04 AM
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06-26-2020, 12:18 PM
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06-26-2020, 12:20 PM
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06-26-2020, 03:36 PM
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Drives: 2010 Camaro SS A6 Join Date: Oct 2018
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Hey Vegas. That's pretty much exactly what happened to me. When I went to go do something in the car, I noticed oil leaking onto the pavement. I opened the hood and my AC belt was gone. I took it in to the local service shop and they said when the belt "blew off/exploded etc..."a piece of the belt got wedged in between the crank and crank seal which damaged the seal causing the oil leak. The service shop is installing a new belt/seal as well as changing+refilling the oil as well as cleaning up the oil splatter around the motor. Labor cost was rough. The first time it happened a couple years ago, the belt was still on but shredded like a banana peel.
Being that it has happened twice and from doing research on the belt being an issue, that's what made me ask if I could dragrace without the belt since I'm not concerned about having AC. |
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