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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 12:44 AM
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what is the difference between a underdrive pulley, ballancer, and a dampener? are they all the same?
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 12:56 AM
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Underdrive pulleys are a kit of pulleys designed to run the accessories at a slower speed to prevent them from robbing the engine from a few horses.
A damper is designed to absorb the vibrations of the crankshaft.
A balancer is designed to help keep the crankshaft balanced as it rotates to prevent unwanted vibrations which could cause harm to the bearings or crankshaft itself.
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 09:53 AM
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when talking about the crank underdrive pulley it is basically the same same thing. It just replaces the stock balancer and dampner
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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 05:37 PM
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has anyone ever had problems with a underdrive pulley on a ls1? i've always heard of horror storys on other motors that have used underdrive pullies that crank walking or the motor going bad
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