Cool i ran it today w/o the shaft belt.
Didnt notice any difference at all.
We'll see how this goes though.

Thanks again

 

Exactly how much power is gained through the removal of the belt? 1-5hp?

 

Somewhere around there, yes. Definitely not much. But on an NA, ~3hp here and ~3hp there can add up to ~15 or ~20 over time. So I'll take what I can get, especially when it's that easy!

I am planning on ~160 whp once the cam and MAF are in and tuned, should be close to ~190 chp. We'll see...