175025 Front Runner Engine Accessory Drive System, GM LS, Wet-Sump, Black, with Power Steering

Name: 175025 Front Runner Engine Accessory Drive System, GM LS, Wet-Sump, Black, with Power Steering
Brand: VINTAGE AIR
SKU: 960-175025
Price: 3436.07 USD
Availability: InStock

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GM LS Wet Sump Front Runner Drive Systems, Black

Front Runner Engine Drive System

GM LS Engine

Wet-Sump

With Power Steering

Black Finish

Vintage Air 175025 Features:

This new Front Runner unit offers additional intake/throttle body clearance obtained by lowering the water pump 1" and tightening accessory mounting positions. The system includes a power steering pump with natural finish pump housing, natural compressor and alternator, hardcoat black pulleys, black clutch and tensioner covers.

Precision cast A356-T6 alloy, water pump housing with integrated compressor, alternator, and power steering pump mounting points
Low profile casting designed to clear OEM and most aftermarket throttle bodies, eliminating the need for wedge spacers
Passages are engineered for optimal coolant flow
Every housing100% pressure tested
No modification required to install OEM timing solenoid and related hardware
Housing tapped for M12 boss for OEM temperature sender
Includes 6061-T6 billet aluminum water pump cartridge with high-performance stamped steel impeller, OEM spec seal, ball roller bearings and steel hub
Genuine Sanden compressor with machined billet, one-piece compressor O-ring adapter block
Thermostat housing bore design for LS2 style thermostat
Casting NPT tapped for side or bottom exit heater hose outlets, moved inboard for increased frame and suspension clearance
Reduced diameter ATI harmonic balancer for additional clearance below the system
Detroit Speed aluminum body power steering pump
Mechman 170 amp alternator (140 amp at idle)
Precision machined 6061-T6 billet pulleys
ARP 12-point stainless steel bolt and hardware kit
OEM-type belt tensioner with cover
High-performance serpentine drive belt

One of the most misunderstood and underappreciated components in any automotive drivetrain is the engine accessory drive system. The accessory drive system operates at rotating speeds even higher than the engine's crankshaft. No matter how well built or powerful your engine may be, the engine accessory drive is its life support system. The Vintage Air Front Runner Engine Drive System goes beyond the traditional mounting points on the front of the engine by relocating all accessories onto a component mounting bracket for an integrated mounting approach.

By eliminating all mounting points beyond the engine block itself and designing a super-compact component package, any intake, exhaust or cylinder head clearance problem becomes non-existent. With a more compact compressor and alternator, as well as standardizing to a high-performance water pump, Vintage Air created the smallest drive package ever commercially available. With a Front Runner Accessory Drive System, any engine swap will be much easier because of improved clearances all around. Front Runner brackets are designed to become an integral part of your engine's block, with a solid, totally rigid platform that virtually eliminates the kind of harmonic vibration that can destroy a conventional engine drive bracket.

Systems come in a variety of colors and finishes, and are available for:

GM LS
Small Block Chevy
Big Block Chevy
Small Block Ford
Ford Coyote

Each drive system comes as a complete kit for everything you need in a functioning rotating assembly. Be sure to reference the parts checklist on each kit to see every part included in the system.

Note: the Front Runner Engine Accessory Drive Systems listed on this page are displayed mounted on engines for illustrative purposes only. Vintage Air does not sell complete crate engines. Engines are not included with the sale of a Vintage Air Front Runner Engine Accessory Drive System.

Part TypeAccessory Drive Belt Kit

Product LineVintage Air Front Runner Engine Accessory Drive Systems

BrandVINTAGE AIR

Package Height12.0

Package Width20.0

Package Length27.0

Weight52.0 PG

Part CategoryPerformance Parts

Part FitmentDirect Fit

Package Qty1

Package TypeEA

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