Engine Modification - alt/ps

Two posts in one evening... What lucky readers.

One of the main challenges of using the Camaro engine - and what GM are selling as a standalone muscle car engine in the future is that the front end accessory drive system whilst nicely compact in a square on view don't really lend themselves to narrow inner chassis rails.

The alternator lower right and power steering need to move to a more traditional Corvette type position with high alternator and tucked in power steering pump.

However just adding a Corvette alternator bracket won't do as this needs Corvette powersteering pump and pulley too. In addition due to the different depths there would need to be spacers too.

At this point you might think it would be easier just to get a Corvette engine. Possibly but I don't have one... However help is at hand. There are several companies who have done the hard work  in measuring the variance and designing relocation bracketry to get round all this. Kwik Performance and LS Brackets are the two I narrowed down. These two specifically cater for the 2010+ A6 Camaro L99 engine that I have. Kwik require corvette style p/a pump, LS brackets do not.

So, LS Brackets won out and Darrin did a great job reassuring me with measurements and drawings that it would all be ok. So parts ordered and delivered two weeks later with a nice customs bill :-( and I'm ready to trial fit .

Firstly another tool I ordered was a GM pulley removal tool to take the p/s pulley off. This worked well.

Then the existing Camaro p/s reservoir can be refitted back onto the pump.

The first of the two brackets is bolted to the head - pleasingly no fettling required just fit and bolt. These are torqued to 37 lb ft as per standard GM fittings. 

Next the front bracket is laid over the p/s pump and the supped bolts done up.

Here you can see some of the spacers supplied with the kit. The Camaro free pulley is also bolted to this bracket.

Finally all bolted on with spacers and then alternator and the important 16" from water pump axis is all good.

Just the power steering pulley to press back on when I've connected the p/a high pressure hose.