Since Rick knew the belt was going to put a steady load on the blower bracket, he constructed this extra support that ties the blower bracket into the K-member. You need some fairly rigid motor mounts in place to use this kind of setup. Rick employed solid mounts in his street car. So that's why he used the level.
Rick puts AFM Power Pipes on all his cars, but they don't all get rigidly mounted YSi-Trim superchargers driven by cog belts. This setup is only for cars that Rick wants to drive to work.
Moving to a larger blower such as the YSi means you're bound to have some bumps in the road. It became clear that Rick's pretty valve covers wouldn't allow his experimental 5-inch Power Pipe fit on the blower's inlet-the standard 4-inch Power Pipe fits fine.
As such, Rick did some customizing with a hacksaw and a welder. This trick didn't interfere with the rocker arms and left plenty of room for the 5-inch Power Pipe.
Here's the finished product, which kicked out more than 24 pounds of boost on Rick's combination. This is an AFM Stage 1 YSi kit ($3,450), which is a tuner-style kit that leaves out a lot of the parts you might already have but includes the parts you need for big power. The Stage 1 kit includes 30-tooth upper and 73-tooth lower Cogged Pulleys, an AFM Power Bypass Kit, a Vortech Mondo bypass, and all the necessary bracketry and hardware. Rick added an adjustable alternator bracket to allow tensioning the accessory belt in the absence of a water-pump pulley.
Driven by the fuel needs of a project like this, Rick created a new AFM/Mallory Starter Fuel System ($1,120), built around Mallory's 5160 electric fuel pump. The kit includes the AN fittings, hoses, rails, a Y-block, and a regulator. He says this system is good for up to 1,200 rwhp. The included fuel rails have extra clearance around the injectors so they work with a lot of different intake manifolds.