Hey guys,
I'm currently doing a supercharger install...i have the modified crank pulley installed on the car already, and i'm trying to bolt up the "piggy-back" pulley to it. The problem i'm having is that there isn't enough room in between the modified crank pulley and the steering rack for me to get the piggyback supercharger pulley mounted. Seems like the piggyback pulley is too wide to fit in between the crank pulley and the steering rack. Has anyone else had issues with this? I was thinking of maybe using a hydraulic jack to push the engine back a quarter of an inch so that i can get the proper clearance.

Any help is much appreciated,

Matt.

 

There should be enough room for both pulleies. Check if the crank pulley is all the way in.

 

. I had room to spare...

 

How could this mishap have been avoided?

 

Matt,

Do you have any pics? I'd like to see what you are talking about. Especially before you "jack up" your engine...

 

The pulley is defenitely all the way in since it has been torqued to spec. (181 ft.lbs.), so thats not the issue. I did buy the car second hand and it had had a "minor accident" which caused some cosmetic damage...although at this point i suspect it was more than just cosmetic. The car tracks perfectly straight and the steering feels good, no apparent damage, etc... I'll take pics asap and post up.

Thanks for the help,

Matt

 

 

Look for broken engine mounts, as well as damage to the front subframe. You should be able to squeeze the outer pulley between the rack and crank pulley.

 

I just did a thorough check of the front end of the car, looking for any frame/subframe damage that would suggest the clearance issue. I did find some minor denting/bending of some of the subframe brackets that would suggest a frontal impact, but its not the kind of damage that would move the subframe back some distance. The damage really doesn't look severe enough to be a factor in the subframes current location. I take it that it was a tight fit for you guys?...if its a tight squeeze on a non-crashed s2k, maybe even a small shift in the subframe is what is causing me issues. I know some body shops can pull cars with chains to straighten the frame into alignment. But I doubt that this will required.
For those of you who are familiar with the piggyback pulley...it has a raised edge (about 1/8 th of an inch) that fits around the modified crank pulley so once centered on the pulley it'll sink in that extra 1/8th of an inch and hopefully give me sufficient clearance. I just need to move and hold the engine back or steering rack forward about a 1/16th of an inch while i center the piggyback supercharger pulley and sink it home.

Any other thoughts?

 

I'd probably take the 3 bolts on the rear trans mount out, as well at the 4 bolts that hold the inner shift boot to the body. this should allow the pulley end of the motor to point up far enough to slip the outer pulley past the steering rack.

It's either that ot take a large pry bar and push back on the engine while someone else squeezes the pulley in.