Thread: running without S/C belt?

Originally Posted by Explicit_Spade

I lost my S/C tensioner pulley on the track because the bolt stripped out. I ended up driving home on the interstate babying the car the entire way. If it wants to hit boost and you don't have boost to give it, you're gonna have huge problems!

Maybe i'm reading this wrong, but i'm assuming u didn't have a sc belt on it...right? So how can u have boost without a belt?

Originally Posted by Explicit_Spade

I did not have an S/C belt on hence why I babied it so it wouldn't demand boost that it wasn't getting. Like bio said, you're gonna run rich as hell and risk damage to your motor.

Research how AFR and boost work for a more detailed answer to your question.

It's not going to demand anything without that belt on it. It's just going to drive like a staight v6...a very slow one, but a regular v6. You can run the hell out of that car without a belt and you won't do any kind of damage to it. Believe me...i've done it.