Johnsondawg
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I have not posted in quite a while but I have never stopped lurking in the background. Anyway, I have started a new project and wanted to seek out some advice here. As the title says, I have plans to change up the 200 I rebuilt ( Donated from a 68 Mustang ) a few years ago. Most of the hard parts have been gathered and we are getting ready to begin mocking this up. The EFI will be a Modified Ford setup. We are currently reworking a Ford F150 300 EFI harness and we will control it with a Mustang A9L or A9P ECU from a 5.0 Mustang. The harness will also be converted to Mass Air like the 89-93 Mustang. We are going to run the stock head and have the log head machined to use #24 injectors. The Supercharger is an Eaton M90 from a 2000 Pontiac. All of the harness work and tuning work is being done by a friend of mine who knows far more about that aspect of the project than i do. The current problem I'm working on is one that has been discussed many times here. Serpentine Belt Drive. I would love a one belt system but I don't see that happening unless someone knows a good way to convert a stock water pump to reverse rotation. Option 2 is dual serpentine belts- still not easy but ( i think ) doable. I also considered a combination setup running my Power steering off of a V belt and making a bolt on serpentine pulley for the crank that would drive the Supercharger and Alternator. In this configuration the Alternator would also serve as the belt tensioner for the serpentine side of the system. I currently have a Power steering pump mounted on homemade brackets but that is going to have to be changed because its mounted high and close to the engine which will be in the way of the supercharger snout. I recently found a junkyard power steering mount on a 82ish mustang (200cid) that should move the power steering pump out of the path of the supercharger snout. I have read a bunch of posts on serpentine conversions but they all seem to peter out without any definitive answers on how to get it done. I am open to any options that accomplish what I need which is to drive the supercharger, keep the power steering and if possible put the supercharger on the same plane with the alternator. This last part is because I have converted to a 3G alternator which was originally a serpentine Alternator. It works fine on a V belt but has that annoying squeal when you start it up. I will keep this updated as I go. If your interested, I have a few photos of parts and the Bronco on Coloradoclassicbroncos.com. Here is a link, it has a few photos and some information on the Thick Film ignition distributor I built for the project. http://www.coloradoclassicbroncos.com/v ... f=3&t=5667