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      01-22-2020, 12:41 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by PharmRock View Post
Lower charge pipe clearance with AC pulley:
I have about 1/2" of clearance between the two. If I were to do it again, might try to wedge a piece of wood about 1" thick in there before I tightened things down in order to keep adequate spacing, then remove it when everything is finished off. This close proximity worries me a little, especially if the charge pipe were to blow off under pressure and rub against the pulley.
Great write up!
I second your concerns about the clearance between the tubing there going from the cold side of the intercooler to the chargepipe/throttle body. I will say I've run my car like this for about 35K miles with no issues. About 10k miles ago though I did have some poly engine mounts installed though, that gives me a slight bit of peace of mind (though wasn't the reason I had them installed).
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