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About 20 years ago I ordered the March Performance Serpentine belt conversion and it was delivered quickly. I installed the system and then let it go. Having a single belt sure opens room up in the engine compartment. The only thing that required a bit of creativity was were to put a remote power steering reservoir that is required for the system.
The kit you show on your post has a belt tensioner which is really nice to have. My March Performance system does not have any form of tensioner like that. That kit looks like you might have issues getting it under the hood as it appears to be tall. The March system has worked great as long as you tighten up the belts every now and then.
The March Performance kit started shedding sheets of "polished aluminum look" powder coating a couple months after the installation. It happened to the large flat surfaces of aluminum used for the brackets where sheets of several square inches peeled right off by itself. I simply polish the pulleys and brackets and it looks okay.
There are other companies that make serpentine kits and a lot of them will not work with a Corvette. GM makes a nice one as does Holley. In my case I have a 1968 C3 with a 427 and the 4 speed. The March system does fit and it works great. I spent about $1100 20 years ago for my complete system directly from March performance. I would do it again as the conveniences out-weigh the negatives and it is easier to se my engine without all the GM brackets.
2020 Corvette of the Year Finalist (performance mods)
2019 C3 of Year Winner (performance mods)
2016 C3 of Year Finalist
Do you need all the new accessories or do you want to use your origianl stuff. March has both of those options. I am leaning towards the original parts with their brackets and pulleys if I have one more issue with my v belt system on my big block. https://marchperformance.com/chevy/s...-bracket-kits/
While I haven't personally used the CVF serpentine drive system myself, I did get one for a customer who was building a Trans Am resto-mod. From what I know he was very happy with how it installed, looks and runs. It's been on the car for three years now and he hasn't had any issues with it that I'm aware of. The same person also has a 69 Camaro resto-mod he built using a Chevy crate ZZ427 and a Vintage Air serpentine drive, which he is also very happy with. The Camaro was built a few years before the TA, and since Vintage Air doesn't do a Pontiac drive, we looked around and decided on CVF (he likes having something different than the same old Chevy LS that everyone else puts in their resto-mods now).
The first two pictures are of the CVF drive and the second two are the Vintage Air set up.
I have the CVF system on my 80. Great quality and fit.
which kit did you get - they have a "corvette" version that looks very wide - i like the looks of the standard more compact one but assuming there is a reason they have corvette version.... engine is out of car so I can't measure right now to see if either will fit....
which kit did you get - they have a "corvette" version that looks very wide - i like the looks of the standard more compact one but assuming there is a reason they have corvette version.... engine is out of car so I can't measure right now to see if either will fit....
The standard Wraptor SBC kit. PS with remote reservoir.
CVF Racing serpentine system
