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Old 03-17-2019, 01:39 AM
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AC delete question
Is it necessary to run an idler pulley in place of the Ac compressor pulley if you delete it? Grabbed a rad off a friend and it doesn't fit nor does it have condenser brackets like stock...
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LSJ belt routing, going to need custom work on this setup:



LNF/LE5 belt routing:



My Engine, showing the A/C deleted using a 330K5 belt:





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Is it necessary to run an idler pulley in place of the Ac compressor pulley if you delete it? Grabbed a rad off a friend and it doesn't fit nor does it have condenser brackets like stock...
You could just not hook up the compressor and unplug the electrical so it doesn't engage the clutch. Keyword clutch, if you don't engage the clutch then the A/C compressor is already idling.
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Better yet you can take the compressor apart and only run the half with the pulley on it to ditch the weight.
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I appreciate the replies but there's a reason why I posted this in 08-10 TURBOCHARGED section lol
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Just get a belt for a Cobalt with no ac like the third picture
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It's a gain to have fewer pulleys. Small, but the gain is there. Go with the shorter belt.
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Old 03-17-2019, 06:18 PM
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Just get a belt for a Cobalt with no ac like the third picture
Yeah but what am I telling Napa or the dealer when I'm asking for a belt? Lol.
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He put the part number of the belt above the picture

330K5 belt
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Old 03-17-2019, 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Snail_SS
He put the part number of the belt above the picture

330K5 belt
Where I'm from if you don't have a vin, the parts guys at the dealership are somehow lost. Either that or they're sick of their jobs
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Or they don't like me lol
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Found this one on rock auto. 345K5 is an alternate part number for it though...
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Ecotec Belt W/O AC 12634322
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Nevermind, you already checked Rock Auto
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Theres a whole bunch on rock auto w/o AC. Never realized some cobalts don't come with Ac
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Originally Posted by cobaltssdude420
Found this one on rock auto. 345K5 is an alternate part number for it though...
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The 330K5 was custom measured by me, then went to an autoparts store a couple times until I got one that looked right. I didn't even think to look up a non-A/C ecotec car for the OEM belt.
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