m/s50 swapped e30's w/o A/C compressor Q?

[golde30]

so im not running any a/c on my s50, and i removed the a/c bracket while i was taking apart the motor, i was just wondering if im going to have a problem with the serpentine belt w/o the a/c compressor attached. my motor came without the serpentine belt on, so i dont know what it did or did not run on. thanks!

[BDSax]

theres 2 different belts. just dont use the AC one.

[PiercedE30]

And if you drop the power steering, get a 6PK-1420.

[asubimmer]

yeah I don't have AC or a belt driven PS pump...

[surebimmer]

I don't run A/C on my car. This picture shows how you run the belt. From AKG motorsport website:

Are you going to pull the condenser as well. And use the stock aux fan with a lower temp fan switch. No engine driven fan.

Copied from a thread on s14.net, I have these and they work well and were inexpensive with my BMWCCA parts discount at my local dealer:

Brackets:
Left: 17 40 1 372 828
Right: 17 40 1 372 829
Lower: 17 40 1 373 069

These are for E30 cars w/o A/C and they mount the fan
up nicely to the radiator. DO NOT make the mistake I
did of removing the part number lables before
marking which one is which side. Pasted here are the
instructions I got from Eric, they are excellent:

>>The lower bracket is really only a cup that mounts
to the fan housing and sits on top of a rubber bumper.
I believe you should have two left over from the
condenser removal. Also, you get to reuse the little
rubber grommets and bolts where the fan housing
mounted to the condenser. You'll have to use a new
shorter bolt to mount the bottom bracket (cup). You
also have to rotate the fan housing a little. On the
condenser, the fan mounted with three bolts at
approximately the 3, 7 and 11 o'clock positions. With
the new brackets, it'll mount at the 2, 6
and 10 o'clock positions.<<

Oh ya and hurry up and finish!

[golde30]

^sweet, that is what i wanted to know. however im not going to run the stock aux fan, im going to remove the condenser and run a spal fan hooked up to a lower temp switch on the radiator though...