A&A CORVETTE C5/C6 SUPERCHARGER MOUNTING BRACKET WITH ADJUSTABLE BILLET TENSIONER
A&A CORVETTE C5/C6 SUPERCHARGER MOUNTING BRACKET WITH ADJUSTABLE BILLET TENSIONER
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A&A C5 SUPERCHARGER MOUNTING BRACKET WITH ADJUSTABLE BILLET TENSIONER
- The mounting bracket/tensioner assembly is state of the art
- Unsurpassed belt wrap on the supercharger pulley
- Unsurpassed belt wrap on the crackshaft pulley
- Standard Polished Finish
- Standard Fitment Vortech Head Units
Each plate is machined on both sides to assure absolute flatness and accuracy. Super strong bracing, Grade 8 hardware, all steel pulleys with dual bearings, stainless or aluminum stantions for proper bearing support and their adjustable billet tensioner are all standard. The brackets are also set up to use 6 or 8 rib drive pulleys without modification, right out of the box
These bracket assemblies have often been described as “jewelry”. Look at the overall quality of the machine work and components. It really is a work of art.
Combined with their billet tensioner, the A&A bracket offers unsurpassed belt wrap on the supercharger pulley as well as the crankshaft pulley for exceptional grip.
Each tensioner is machined from 9.6 pounds of 6061 Aluminum bar. The shaft is precision machined 4340 Chromoly steel. The tensioner rotates on German manufactured bearings that are precision fit much like an engine bearing. The bores are set for a certain amount of “crush” so that the shaft to bearing clearance is within the range specified by the bearing manufacturer.
That’s the quality side of the tensioner assembly. On the practical side, we have 3 internal spring settings. A 1000 HP drag racer obviously needs more spring pressure than a 600 HP daily driver, right? This can be accomplished with just one tensioner! We even have an optional spring for super high horsepower drag racers. There is also a “lock pin” so the tensioner can be rotated to the slack position and locked in place. This is a huge help when installing a belt, changing an alternator etc. Fighting the spring tensioner is a thing of the past.
Belt changes are accomplished from the top with no need to go under the car at all.
No other manufacturer has a tensioner that is even close to this in both quality and practicality.
Each one is hand assembled at the A&A facility and checked for proper operation and spring tension with a digital torque meter. NOBODY else does that but A&A! This is why we have been an A&A Dealer for 15+ years, quality and support above all else.
In fact, the FI Performance in-house Z06 has been on A&A technology (custom) since 2005
Please select tensioner clock option: The lower tensioner can be pre-clocked clocked for their secondary drive with an overdrive crank pulley.

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First Impression:
The coilovers look nice in the box. Everything arrived in good shape. The full print carton is nice, however don't like it sitting on my front porch for long (everyone driving by can see what I ordered).
Instructions:
The instructions are decent, however some additional detail would be helpful. Not a big deal, but some info on the top strut mounts would be helpful (just remove everything that was on the car, nothing is re-used, as reassurance). I removed the top control arm mounts for both front and rear to get it done... Worked ok, however I think the rears I should have removed the lowers. Live and learn!
I also cheated and cut the leaf springs, so I didn't have to mess around. Won't be going back on, so to the landfill they go! RIP sawzall blades.
The description for how to drill/make the holes in carpet is good and was fully utilized.
The preload instructions are decently written as well, with the different spring rates measurements being greatly appreciated.
Setting Ride Height:
Had a couple up and downs to get the ride height pretty close. Not a horrible experience. Being able to turn the body by hand is nice. A call out on the instructions of 1 turn = so many millimeters would be nice, with a mm to inch conversion table. The silvers video appears to be accurate, at 2MM per revolution, but that is predicated on you finding the video, and knowing it exists.
Calculating a baseline ride height and providing, for instance, if you turn 10 turns from bottomed out in the lower mounts = x inches of ride height measured at x location, with stock wheel size, would be an amazing addition.
Opportunities:
The biggest pain was the rear bolt on the rear top strut mounts. I know this is called out.... We had 6-7 different sockets, ratchet wrenches, straight wrenches, crows feet etc... They all suck. Not sure what the exact correct tool to use or approach, but I didn't find it. A design change or inclusion of the tool (****, charge $20 for it), would make for a much improved user experience.
First drive:
I had a leaking front passenger side strut, car was lowered on Bilstein b8 in the rear and stock disabled mag ride in the front. What a night and day difference. I hesitated on pulling the trigger on the coilovers for some time, as I wasn't sure the juice was worth the squeeze.
Well, if you're on the fence, just buy them. It is 1000000% worth it. The initial drive was in the wet, so couldn't push much. The car is much more direct, when you turn the wheel, the car goes where I want it to. Previously there was a little push and almost a delay on initial turn in. This is completely gone. General road manners are nice 10/12k (Thanks Brian!). I had all set to 12 clicks from full soft. The interstate feels great. All bumps feel much better all around and the car just feels more planted.
Future:
I look forward to dialing in the dampening as I figure out what I like and what feels the best for certain scenarios, as well as actually pushing the car. I have some work to do on ride height, but will put some more miles on prior to final adjustment and alignment.
Summary(TLDR):
Buy them dummy, its worth it!

Just what I needed for my 2016 wrx thanks
Brain was great to work with and the Raptor shift light is a 10 !

Worked as they should. Quick shipping

The correct one delivered new and in box. Shipped quicker than expected!

Brand new in sealed bag, correct product delivered.

Good deal, comes as described!

Arrived in perfect shape

When first purchasing the kit, it was very straight forward. I told them what I was looking to do, they directed me to the exact kit with everything needed included.
I recently had an issue with one of the struts, and FIP very quickly responded and handled everything with Silvers. New strut arrived at my doorstep within days.
Highly Recommend ordering with FIP.

Delt with this company online. Quick shipping and quick to call about my order to get it solved. 10/10 all around

Set of 3 hood vents installed on my 03 Z06, great product, fits great and pulls out the heat 🥵

Fast shipping great customer service

Brian at FI Performance always goes above and beyond to take care of customers. I am a repeat customer and will continue to use them for all my needs. Thanks again Brian, amazing as always!

Exactly what I needed for my lowered C5. Full range of adjustment and quality made product.

Got a great product. In a very timely manner very happy