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Thanks, I'll take a crack at it.

Is anyone using the HD tensioner on a Pro Charger or like setup? If so, what did you do for a bracket to get the tensioner to attach?

So nobody here that used a Pro Charger setup had to get a special bracket to fit the HD tensioner? There has to be a solution.

Ok, so I had a buddy help me do some looking and apparently we found the part. It is a Gates tensioner (for fords) and this is what people use when they put blowers on GM stuff like a Cadillac. Supposedly a direct bolt on replacement... NOT! It isn't even close. WTF, I'm so frustrated! Edit: So there must be some kind of bracket to get this thing to bolt on properly. Anyone have any insight? I called Magnacharger to see if their bracket would work but they said no.

Still having issues finding it. Would anyone be so kind as to send me a link? Thanks.

I've looked at comp cams stuff and I haven't seen anything that suggests that they make anything other than a stock option or a manual.

Apparently a shorter belt was put on. Can someone explain to me a little more about this HD tensioner that people are using?

It is actually a brand new belt that is on there. I had my main pulley fall off about a month ago (I have no idea how) and I had a new one put on and a new belt at the same time. Have only driven maybe 200 miles since that happened.

Ok, It's been a while since I posted here, but just to recap, I have a 408 with a D1-SC ProCharger and I recently upgraded my alternator to a 200 amp. Also recently I have been having issues with what I believe is belt slip. I can accelerate at just under half throttle and I can watch my volt meter slip down to almost 10, and once I level off to a steady cruise it will come back up to 14. Then the other day I decided to step on it and the belt came completely off. I don't know if my tensioner is getting wore out, or if there is just too much resistance with the higher boost blower along with the high amp alternator, OR if the belt is just a tad too big now and I need to go to a smaller size belt. This is my second tensioner I have had on this truck because the first one snapped in half, but that was a few years ago. When I had to put my belt back on the other day after it fell off, the tensioner did feel like it still had good resistance to it and when I watched it while the truck was at idol I didn't see it move around at all, it stayed very steady. Any suggestions? I also read a few posts of people using an HD tensioner but I have no idea what an HD tensioner is. Do you mean a tensioner from a heavy duty truck?

Wish I could go, but my truck isn't fixed yet Think I may end up going to the local Corvette and Chevy show this year. I haven't been to it in the past 6-7 years cause it always fell on the same weekend of Woodward.

Yeah, but how much weight does that actually drop just doing the hood? Looks like the hood is meant for off road use only. Plus I don't want hood pins.

Thanks I would appreciate that. I was sort of looking just in general, but my truck was the main thing I was wondering about. Would be nice to drop some major weight off the thing, but then again what I had in mind is kinda a pipe dream.

Im looking for Body parts. Hood, side panels, door panels, etc.

I was wondering if there were companies out there that make Carbon Fiber body parts for vehicles that didn't come with them? If anyone has any information on this I would appreciate it if you would let me know.

Well, as those of you that went to the event could see, I was unable to get my truck fixed in time to be there. As a matter of fact we haven't even been able to take a look at it yet to see exactly what the problem was. The upside of it all is that I finally decided to upgrade my intake to better match what I have done with the rest of the motor. I will be installing something along the lines of Wilson Manifolds the LSX intake. Hopefully it should give me a little extra go go juice.