C10 Builder's Guide

LT1 and LS Front Runners

- Vintage Air 800-862-6658 www.vintageair.com

SOME OF THE HOTTEST NEW crate OEM installs are the newest GM LS and LT1 engines. Now, Vintage Air produces the shortest LS and LT1 drive systems available that provide added clearance for electric fan packages. These new Front Runner units o er additional intake/throttle body clearance obtained by lowering the water pump 1 inch and tightening accessory mounting positions. This is the company’s elegant solution for custom air conditioni­ng, alternator and power steering mounting.

FEATURES

 The heart of the system: USA made, 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 need for wedge spacers

 Passages engineered for

optimal coolant flow

 Every housing 100% 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 system

 Detroit Speed aluminum body

power steering pump

 Mechman 170-amp alternator (140 amp at idle); 320 amp option available

 Precision machined 6061-T6

billet pulleys

 ARP 12-point stainless steel bolt

and hardware kit

 OEM type belt tensioner with

cover

 Genuine Gates serpentine drive

belt

 Remote-reservoir power

steering pump option available

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