Attn Pontiac owners, what crank pulley for A/C?

[Josh69]

I have a set of billet R.A.R.E pulleys on my '69 Firebird and saw a write up in a magazine where they used an add-on crank pulley to run the A/C compressor. I spoke with R.A.R.E and they said the larger (76-81) style pulley should 'nest' in the billet 2 groove pulley I am currently using.



Has anyone used an add-on pulley? If so, do you have any details on the pulley?

The easy answer is a new 3 groove crank pulley, but they want $139 for one and the one I got is paid for!

[wmhjr]

I'd recommend you check over on Performance Years maybe. That's probably the best shot at getting specific info on the RARE pulley setup with and without AC. I tried those pulleys but had a clearance issue unrelated to AC (no AC in my car) and had to return them and go with a March system. They're great pulleys.

[steve g]

I originally had the March 3 groove pulley on my '69 even though I don't have a/c, but was planning for it in the future. I ended up switching to the RARE 3 groove stock size pulley. The March pulleys are under drive pulleys which will turn your water pump slower. I was having heating issues so that was a concern. The RARE pulleys also aligned better and I didn't need spacers like I did with the March. I think you should ebay your current one and go with the RARE 3 groove.

[Josh69]

I talked to Paul at R.A.R.E. and he hooked me up with a 3V pulley to replace my 2V, which I just sold today to a guy on another forum.

I originally bought March stuff but returned them because they didn't line up for me.

R.A.R.E is the ticket!