speed and power secrets

[strodda]

Originally posted by luti


Flywheels are located after the engine but before the transmission (at least in a manual). The pulleys are turned by belts coming of the crank shaft. They control the air conditioning, power steering and alternator.

thanks.

also i know they talk about gaining hp by getting rid of the "parasitic" affects, so does that mean that ill gain hp, but lose power in my a/c and powersteering??

does anyone have the aem pulley kit for a 4th gen accord?? is it a 1 or 2 pulley kit? and pics if any

[ivymike1031]

yes.

[delsolsi]

Originally posted by white97ex
ok. i'm looking for some tricks to get more speed out of my car or power out of the motor. lets say under 50 bucks. or maybe 100. not massive gains just little ones. change a sensor here turn a screw there....any thing. anyone got something?

I've got two and there both free.

1. Remove you power steering belt, same concept as underdrive pulleys but instead of lowering parasitic drag from all you components you are eliminating it from one. This will increase you stearing effort, but personally I think the stock stearing effort is to soft, so I like it better with out the power stearing.
2. Advance your timing a couple of degrees. You must use 92 octane if you do this.

I've done this on two cars, a '95 Delsol si, and a '96 Integra se. On the delsol I did this after intake, exhaust, and vtech controller. This made nice difference especially in the mid and lower RPM ranges. These are the only engine mods I did on the Integra. It made a big difference, felt like more than intake and exhaust on the Delsol, and I went from averageing 27 miles per gallon to averaging 30 miles per gallon.

[strodda]

Originally posted by delsolsi


I've got two and there both free.

1. Remove you power steering belt, same concept as underdrive pulleys but instead of lowering parasitic drag from all you components you are eliminating it from one. This will increase you stearing effort, but personally I think the stock stearing effort is to soft, so I like it better with out the power stearing.

if i take off the p.s. belt, is there something else with the powersteering i should unlplug so the pulleys arent running for no reason?

[delsolsi]

Originally posted by strodda

if i take off the p.s. belt, is there something else with the powersteering i should unlplug so the pulleys arent running for no reason?

The power steering belt goes from the crank pulley were your other belts are to the power steering pump. So after you remove the belt your power steering pump is no longer turning, your crank pulley is still turning your other accesories. You can drain the power steering fluid from your rack to make the effort easier, but I don't think this is a good idea as your power steering fluid also acts as a lubricant.

I don't think this will be different on your accord but it might be, just have a look under the hood and check things out.

[strodda]

ok.
is the belt that goes around the alternator the main(crank) pulley youre talking about? i dont really know a damn thing about the belts. if i got a pic would you know which belts are which?
thanx

[delsolsi]

Originally posted by strodda
if i got a pic would you know which belts are which?
thanx

Yeah if you take a pic I might be able to point it out. I'm not familiar with Accords but I daught their any different than the other Honda's.

[strodda]

cool, heres a couple diagrams. im not sure if its from the same year as mine, but it seems similar.


ill try to get my lazy ass up and take of real pic of my car if thatll help any

[strodda]

and also, is that crank pulley the same thing as an underdrive pulley?

like this??

i have an a/t, so im not sure what parts are only for manual. but if i can use it id like to get it

[delsolsi]

Originally posted by strodda
cool, heres a couple diagrams. im not sure if its from the same year as mine, but it seems similar.

ill try to get my lazy ass up and take of real pic of my car if thatll help any

The top diagram is of the power steering pump, thats the belt I'm talking about. I'm not sure how it is on an Accord, but on Civic's and Integra's that belt just drives the power steering so removing it doesn't affect the AC or alternator. I'm assuming you got these pics from a manual, just follow the directions for replacing the power steering belt, but skip the part about putting the new belt on.

If you do this mod let me know how it turns out.

[delsolsi]

Originally posted by strodda
and also, is that crank pulley the same thing as an underdrive pulley?

like this??

i have an a/t, so im not sure what parts are only for manual. but if i can use it id like to get it

Yes this looks like the crank pulley.