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Old Jul 30, 2010 | 01:49 PM
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Question Reichard Racing Pulleys?

Anyone have any experience with them? I hear good things and am very tempted to try one on my 6-Rib setup before forking over all the money for a SDCE setup.

Also does anyone know who sells Reichard Racing pulleys or just get them direct?
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Old Jul 30, 2010 | 07:49 PM
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Havent had much experience with them, but I ordered it direct from Reichard. still havent put that many miles on the car and it already has a SDCE as well.
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Their pulleys work. Probably have to buy direct for a procharger app. Good luck getting them on the phone though. It took me a while. Also, at the time I ordered the stock was a little thin and he told me he wasn't making anymore for a while so I didn't have a huge range of sizes to choose from.

They are a little pricey so, if you have time to kill, run a wanted ad and check the classifieds and ebay for used ones. You can usually pick up a nice used one for about half the price.
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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 11:09 AM
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Blown06 - I was trying to contact them as well with no such luck. Kind of why I was wondering if anyone else had them.
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It took me 6 months to get a 3.4" reichard 8-rib pulley.
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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 11:40 AM
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How much boost are you running? If you are on a six rib the money would be better spent upgrading to at least an 8 rib pulley setup. More expensive, but a 6 rib belt really won't go very far and the Reichard Racing pulleys are harder on the belts.
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How much boost are you running? If you are on a six rib the money would be better spent upgrading to at least an 8 rib pulley setup. More expensive, but a 6 rib belt really won't go very far and the Reichard Racing pulleys are harder on the belts.
I would like to boost up to 10, however only expect to make 7 with the 6-rib (assuming I get it to stop slipping). I still have to throw on a new belt and pin the crank with the current setup.

While I would prefer to upgrade to a 8-Rib setup, either yours or SDCE, it would run me over $1000 to do so since I would also need to upgrade to the ATI balancer.
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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 11:55 AM
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Yeah upgrading the whole thing in one shot gets really expensive, however, just upgrading to the standard 8 rib would still be a better option than trying to make the six rib work is all I'm saying.
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