89sleeper said:You don't have to bypass it but it will just pump out into nothing. And it will sound kinda funny in your engine bay. I would just remove it completly and by a shorter belt. Woo Hoo another 5 HP! and less weight!
Is the noise very noticeable? Is it only with the hood up? I really don't want to mess with it right now, considering I got u/d pulleys, but if the noise will be heard by from other people, and it will sound like crap, it will come off.