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zimm17
02-28-2007, 10:01 AM
The SBC serpentine belt thread got me thinking. Can I easily convert my '96 454 magnum over to serpentine? I'm all stock on the accessories: belt driven fuel/sea pump, circulating water pump, steering and alternator. Can I just get some brackets and pulleys or does someone make a kit? Is pulling out the merc book ordering factory stuff going to kill me $$$ wise?

ragbagger270
02-28-2007, 05:47 PM
The answer is yes- I looked into the same thing while rebuilding my '86 BBC. Summit Racing has a conversion kit for cars, but no raw water pump. Even that was about $500. I'll just tighen belts. You might check with the boat salvage yards. The one here in GA is in Cummings, north of Atlanta.

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