I just used a shorter belt when I bypassed mine, but I removed the compressor and the all the ohter AC stuff. I don't know if you will have clearance issues(belt going on the "inside" of the compressor) with the compressor still on. The belt I used was about 3" shorter, but that was setup with a supercharger configuration.
Peep these diagrams. Im actually bypassing the smog pump and AC because they began making noises, im even bypassing the idler pulley. Im running a 80"-81" belt. I need to find just a tad bit shorter belt, like a 79"-79.5". Sometimes the belt tensioner begins tapping itself since the belt needs to be a bit shorter.
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No prob man....its what we are here for. I never had cooling problems. My car always stays between "O" and "R". The only reason im bypassing the idler pulley is because i couldn't find a belt that would fit with it. The extra belt slack taken up by the pulley made it hard to find a belt that would fit.5.0_GT_kid said:
To bypass the idler just let the belt go right over the top of it. Here is some more info from another thread. http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=521165
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