I laughed out loud a little on that one.
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Now just looking for alternates to taking a sledgehammer to my radiator
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Blower discharge pipe would align better if I rotate the blower about 5-10 degrees clockwise. Easy enough to do, just wondering if there are any gotchas I don't know about, like voiding the warrantey
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Just did some measurements to select a blower belt and wondering about max rotor speed on the Novi.
Rough measurements show the stock HB = 7.25", I'm 10% over drive bringing it to 7.975". Blower pulley is 3.250". Gear ratio of Novi seems to be 3.5 (rough measurement)
So.....7.975 / 3.250 * 3.5 * 7000RPM = 60,119 RPM and I think the Novi max is 55,000.
And then there's the question of how much boost will be generated running the blower at 60k RPM and what blows up first, the blower or the bottom end of the motor.
Rough measurements show the stock HB = 7.25", I'm 10% over drive bringing it to 7.975". Blower pulley is 3.250". Gear ratio of Novi seems to be 3.5 (rough measurement)
So.....7.975 / 3.250 * 3.5 * 7000RPM = 60,119 RPM and I think the Novi max is 55,000.
And then there's the question of how much boost will be generated running the blower at 60k RPM and what blows up first, the blower or the bottom end of the motor.
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BTW. Where was your dowel pin in the kit? Mine is mysteriously gone so I must have thrown it out with the Riv nut installer. I'm thinking of using the drill bit when I'm done drilling, just grind the end off it and beat it into the hole with a hammer.
EDIT: Not sure if the pin was a few tenths oversize though. I might even drill it .2495 and ream it to .250 and use a actual .250" pin if I can find one. I would imagine that .250" drill leaves a pretty nasty hole
EDIT: Not sure if the pin was a few tenths oversize though. I might even drill it .2495 and ream it to .250 and use a actual .250" pin if I can find one. I would imagine that .250" drill leaves a pretty nasty hole
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I think it was with the bolt and adapter that you use to drill the hole in the right spot. It was a snug fit but I don't remember having to hammer it in or anything like that
It wasn't all that long, maybe 1/2" or so roughly?
It wasn't all that long, maybe 1/2" or so roughly?
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Mine was fairly loost. RTV'd it in.
Also didn't go super deep. Went through 4-5 drill bits, and spent hours drilling the crank. Got a little over 1/4" in I think and said **** it, good enough. Stock cranks drill like butter, an aftermarket crank (calles dragon slayer) did not want to be drilled. Amazing the difference.
Crank is keyed and has a key in the balancer anyways, so crank pin is just secondary anyways. Could have just ignored it but balancer already had the hole so figured why not.
Also didn't go super deep. Went through 4-5 drill bits, and spent hours drilling the crank. Got a little over 1/4" in I think and said **** it, good enough. Stock cranks drill like butter, an aftermarket crank (calles dragon slayer) did not want to be drilled. Amazing the difference.
Crank is keyed and has a key in the balancer anyways, so crank pin is just secondary anyways. Could have just ignored it but balancer already had the hole so figured why not.
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Those are Napa part numbers, which is a Gates belt? You're always better off picking up a belt locally just so you save in the shipping costs. They are typically stocked part numbers.
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Thanks Doug. Typed in that number to my browser and the only supplier coming up was ECS
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