Pulleys

I just picked up a BBK pulley kit for my 88 GT. My question is once I get off all the bolts and nuts how much do I torque them on the alternator, water pump, and crankshaft. Also whats the easiest way to get the crank pulley off, it seems like a tight squeeze.
Thx for help.

Take off the fan and fan shroud, that should open you up to a lot more room. Also loctite the bolts to the crank pulley.

thread whore!

i just installed my underdrives, and now my car charges like shit. about 9-10 on my voltmeter. what would you guys reccomend for an aftermarket alternator?

Whore!!!!!!!!


A 3G upgrade is what people usually do.
http://fordmuscle.com/archives/2001/03/paperformance/index2.shtml

I have underdrives on both my cars with no charging problems, but the alt and battery are new on both, so a weakened alt could have adverse effects. At idle mine charges at 11 volts and 14 while driving.

i can get a 3g off a local guy... prolly the route i'm gonna go.

Installed pulleys, treadlocked bolts on crank. All is well no charging issues.

Installed pulleys, treadlocked bolts on crank. All is well no charging issues.
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i only got thee two piece set for fear of that same problem stangnut is having then i saw a 3 piece set that claims not to have any charging issues , anyone know if its true or just a gimick? as far as the torque for the alt. i ve always just give the nut a couple quicks zaps with the impact and never had any troubles.

i'm having charging problems because i'm running an 90 thousand mile alternator. it happens =P

oh yes i guess it would tend to .lol

just got my 3G, gotta get a grinding disk and some crimp connectors and i can install it.

i thought you had to use a special wrence to get the alt pulley off. is it an impact wrence?

yes an impact wrench will take the alt pully off

To get the alt pulley off I used a ratchet and a rubber mallet and hit the ratchet attached to the nut until it came loose, took some time but I was determined to get it off.

To get the alt pulley off I used a ratchet and a rubber mallet and hit the ratchet attached to the nut until it came loose, took some time but I was determined to get it off.

Did you FEEL any hp gains?

Did you FEEL any hp gains?
I feel that the car has faster acceleration. Throw in the pulleys with a combo upgrade for overall hp. You'll have a lot more noticable horespower feeling. I put most of my bolt on's piece by piece so the feeling is less noticable.

I noticed a boost also, it's like the car suddenly got lighter. It was a bigger difference than I expected. I'm not sure if acceleration is any faster, but the engine on it's own does rev up faster, and also drops faster (trickier to use clutch)

Speaking of a 3G alt. If I use a ministarter and 1 big battery or 2 decent sized batteries in the trunk of my '66 for my 351 build should I need an altenator better than stock? I'm thinking of somewhere around 1000cca.

yeah i also have charging problems, i sit at like 9 or 10 volts at idle. my batteryis also a pile of ****. personaly I'd trade my for stock pullys.