short belt vs. A/C bypass pulley?

[sreaminbronco]

Hey I was just talking to a frined and we were arguing about which was better? TO use an A/C bypass pulley or to get rid of the whole pulley altogether and just shorten the belt which is better?

 

[Seabronc]

I don't see any advantage to keeping the pully if you are eliminating the A/C. It just ends up as one more thing taking up space in the engine compartment. My .02 is to get rid of it.

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[sreaminbronco]

Yeah but I also thought of this tday that even if i did get rid of it and shortened the belt then the tensioner wouldnt hardly be able to reach the belt because it would slant to far downwards.

 

[cowboydan]

if you want to get rid of the air pump, you need a shorter belt. i had to measure mine up. took me a couple tries to get the right length. but i wouldn't just leave the pump on there.

 

[sreaminbronco]

Well if you happen to know the length i need for a 92' bronco without the a/c compressor then let me know but for now im just gonna use an a/c bypass pulley. thanks