05-12-2009, 08:28 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: RCM, 4 wheels, two doors
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Originally Posted by Aussie Mike
Who's is that Al?
Looks like a 2.3L Whipple. It'll make some serious mumbo but I reckon they'll have problems with belt slip. Running a 6 rib setup probably won't be enough surface area. More imprtantly though they should also look at the belt wrap on the blower pulley. It's going to have less than 160 degrees of wrap and the tensioner setup only pushes the belt away from the pulley. I'd change the tensioner design so it pulls against the belt and wraps it further around at least. With serpentine pulley setups its all about surface area contact. Unlike a tooth belt which has positive engacement a serpentine belt transmitts the power by sheer friction between the belt and the pulley.
Cheers
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When the pic was taken it was being dummied up but the arm that the tensioner bolts to clamps around the snout so its all adjustable. As for 6 ribbed belts, the Yella Terra kit for the quad cams happily uses a 6 rib belt. At 6psi of boost the blower consumes 20hp as per whipple's website.
Cheers
Al
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