hell_raiser Posted September 30, 2008 Report Posted September 30, 2008 yea it's fun to do but not to gm Quote
meltboy1 Posted September 30, 2008 Report Posted September 30, 2008 that was a nice fireworks show! Quote
theoldshedsquad Posted September 30, 2008 Author Report Posted September 30, 2008 Fan belt wha? Fan belt - archaic British term for the serpentine belt that drives the PAS pump, alternator, A/C compressor and water pump. Everything, in fact, apart from the fan! Quote
AWeb80 Posted September 30, 2008 Report Posted September 30, 2008 So, You Ran The Car With Minimal Coolant Flow? Quote
Addicted To Boost Posted September 30, 2008 Report Posted September 30, 2008 That will make quick work of your motor.. Quote
meltboy1 Posted September 30, 2008 Report Posted September 30, 2008 ya, I didn't catch that before, I wouldn't recommend doing that again... lol driving with no water pump = really bad idea.. lol Quote
89SupremeCutty Posted October 1, 2008 Report Posted October 1, 2008 not if your going fast enough lol. i remember that vid. for some reason i thought it was a beretta. Quote
meltboy1 Posted October 1, 2008 Report Posted October 1, 2008 no, not really, my belt shredded when I was driving on the highway, and it had no problem pegging the temp needle rather quickly... lol Quote
gp90se Posted October 1, 2008 Report Posted October 1, 2008 If the car isn't hot when you line it up to go down the track and stick the belt back on at the end of the run, i doubt not having the waterpump hooked up with do any damage. I would swap out the plugs for 1 heat range colder (short money), leave the knock sensor alone and rig the washer fluid into the throttle bottle, fill it with 50% denatured alky and 50% water. spray it with the nitrous, should be good to run a 100 shot and be able to drive it home. I would also leave the air filter out for the run, last thing you want to see is a lean condition @ full throttle on the bottle. I didn't see if its an auto or manual, but if its an auto, it wont last long behind the nitrous. Quote
theoldshedsquad Posted October 1, 2008 Author Report Posted October 1, 2008 The temp gauge read approximately a quarter before I disconnected the fan belt. Then I spent 10 minutes pushing the car up the fire-up lane, started it 10 seconds before going into stage where it read just under a quarter, and by the end of the run it was up to just over halfway. I stopped in the return road and reconnected the belt. I don't bother with a burnout (wouldn't even if I could!) so the car was basically at idle for 10 seconds then WOT for 16.3 seconds, then at idle for another 10 seconds before having the belt back on. Should be okay. And it wasn't a hot day (late September in England, for God's sake) ... Quote
AWeb80 Posted October 1, 2008 Report Posted October 1, 2008 Ya. Not Bad. Hook Up A Remote Fan Switch Too. Quote
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