Lightweight crank pulley - pros and cons?
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Lightweight crank pulley - pros and cons?
hi guys
looking at aztek performances crank pulley.. but was wondering if their are any negative effects of these? as i heard some can ruin your engine etc.?
is that referring to the same style of pulley or a different sort?
read mixed stuff on it, so dont want it to mess the car up of i change it. suppose to be a nice lil performance mod aswell as looking loads better.
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http://www.superhids.co.uk/lightweig...i-uk-jdm-.html
looking at aztek performances crank pulley.. but was wondering if their are any negative effects of these? as i heard some can ruin your engine etc.?
is that referring to the same style of pulley or a different sort?
read mixed stuff on it, so dont want it to mess the car up of i change it. suppose to be a nice lil performance mod aswell as looking loads better.
cheers
http://www.superhids.co.uk/lightweig...i-uk-jdm-.html
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If you brought a cheap one then it may not be machined to well and put the crank out of balance but by **** it would have to be bad when you compare it to the weight of the flywheel clutch assembly bolted to the other end of the crank and that doesn't effect things unless really out of balance.
I have a light weight flywheel and crank pulley and it doesn't half allow the motor to rev more freely
I have a light weight flywheel and crank pulley and it doesn't half allow the motor to rev more freely
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I have a set of 4 CDF lightweight pulleys on my Spec C, I thought they were all made to standard size?
BTW it's one of the best mods you can do, it really allows the engine revs to pick up quicker.
BTW it's one of the best mods you can do, it really allows the engine revs to pick up quicker.
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ok i'll stick with the standard size one.. would i need the full set? heard the performance gain is from the crank pulley? azteks is 510 gramms, how much does the cdf one weigh?
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Guys,
I can't stress enough to keep away from those cheap ones on ebay (not ours of course ) Go for a decent set it's not worth the risk to your engine,.
Buy from a reputable dealer .... there are people that have brought our pulleys and tried coping them,.. beware
I can't stress enough to keep away from those cheap ones on ebay (not ours of course ) Go for a decent set it's not worth the risk to your engine,.
Buy from a reputable dealer .... there are people that have brought our pulleys and tried coping them,.. beware
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sorry to hijack the thread but just bought a 4 peice pulley kit from chris at cdf yesterday and was hoping if any of you guys could tell me how hard it is going to b to remove the oe pulleys or if im gonna need any specialist tools to remove from a 95 wrx ... thanks
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But i have ej207 and you may have ej257
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Eggy: I have run underdriven lightweight and OE size lightweight (from CDF) and I can tell you there is no measurable difference in your quarter mile time or 0-100 time with running these lightweight pullies but they do look nice and they do take around 2.5kg off the weight of your car. The underdriven will be a miniscule amount less drag on the engine.
When stood still and you blip the throttle the engine will rev that bit quicker because there is less inertia just in the same way that a lightweight flywheel allows the engine to rev freer under no load when the throttle is blipped.
Underdriven crank ie. smaller diameter may require a smaller belt depending how much underdriven they are but don't believe any stories about the alternator not putting out enough power. In any case, the power steering and alternator pulley diameter is often reduced to compensate.
Chris at CDF does OE size and in addition to the lightweight pulleys he can also do the lightweight idler.
When stood still and you blip the throttle the engine will rev that bit quicker because there is less inertia just in the same way that a lightweight flywheel allows the engine to rev freer under no load when the throttle is blipped.
Underdriven crank ie. smaller diameter may require a smaller belt depending how much underdriven they are but don't believe any stories about the alternator not putting out enough power. In any case, the power steering and alternator pulley diameter is often reduced to compensate.
Chris at CDF does OE size and in addition to the lightweight pulleys he can also do the lightweight idler.
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I have launched ej257 couple of times..easier with more torque.And car had grippier tires than mine.
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