underdrive pulley
GotZ24
02-21-2005, 07:16 PM
i was wanting to put an underdrive pulley on my 02 z24, but i don't want to have to take out my somewhat small system (maybe 400 watts) and don't want my lights to flicker at idle. would a larger alternator pulley fix this or would there even be a point to the underdrive pulley if i put a larger alternator pulley on?
noshun
02-21-2005, 07:32 PM
i was wanting to put an underdrive pulley on my 02 z24, but i don't want to have to take out my somewhat small system (maybe 400 watts) and don't want my lights to flicker at idle. would a larger alternator pulley fix this or would there even be a point to the underdrive pulley if i put a larger alternator pulley on?
AEm make an alt pulley that cancels out any difference. The tru-power puley sets for the ld-9 have no cam sprockets and only the alt.. They only place I know for adjustable cam sprockets is www.jbodyperformance.com Toronto based but they are too hard to adjust! So there's no point!
AEm make an alt pulley that cancels out any difference. The tru-power puley sets for the ld-9 have no cam sprockets and only the alt.. They only place I know for adjustable cam sprockets is www.jbodyperformance.com Toronto based but they are too hard to adjust! So there's no point!
godenm
02-21-2005, 07:58 PM
400 watts wont hurt anything w/a underdrive pulley. i used one w/2-type-r 12's and a 1000watt pheonix gold amp and there was no differance. it also helps to use a battery cap w/your system.
GotZ24
02-21-2005, 11:05 PM
alright, so then i wouldn't lose hp by adding an oversized alternator pulley to an underdrive pulley?
noshun
02-21-2005, 11:15 PM
alright, so then i wouldn't lose hp by adding an oversized alternator pulley to an underdrive pulley?
You'll gain power. But only a little.the alt will cancel out a bit but you'll save a bit on the lessened inertia of the lighter pulley. You wont really notice any difference! They more look cool imo. I'd only bother with a REAL power build. I'm going mild with the motor and heavy on the suspension mods so only one day down the line I may invest as further weight savings!
You'll gain power. But only a little.the alt will cancel out a bit but you'll save a bit on the lessened inertia of the lighter pulley. You wont really notice any difference! They more look cool imo. I'd only bother with a REAL power build. I'm going mild with the motor and heavy on the suspension mods so only one day down the line I may invest as further weight savings!
godenm
02-22-2005, 08:23 PM
i wouldnt bother with the alt pulley. the underdrive crank pulley will only give you about 5 h.p... 5h.p. that the engine already has,eliminate the a/c for another 5h.p.. all of this will result in quicker revs,and a small bit of low end power. you could also just get a pulley off of a 2.3 h.o. motor for cheap,if you can find one in a junk yard.
big dude1
02-22-2005, 09:22 PM
shit if u find a 2.3 wrench the whole engine and sell the dam thing those are hard to find these days
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