Underdrive Pully Question
Underdrive Pully Question I am looking for an underdrive pully for my car and was wondering if asp and slp pullys will provide the same % underdrive and which will add more power?
If you get the 25% underdrive, they will give you the same gains. Personally I like the SLP/powerbond pulley the best, but do a search and see which one is the most reliable and get that one. Don't decide based on power because they will both show equal gains.
what kind of gains to the under drive pulleys give? I have a complete bolt on car w/a G5X3 cam in it and im wondering if its worth it to get the ud pulley (its the only bolt on i dont have besides heads) so do you guys think its worth it?
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Yes, they should show the same gains. A pulley is typicall worth 0.1 and 1 mph in the 1/4. The ~10rwhp may or may not show up on the dyno...but the gains are there.
It is definately a worthwhile mod.
It is definately a worthwhile mod.
Originally Posted by wes96z
what kind of gains to the under drive pulleys give? I have a complete bolt on car w/a G5X3 cam in it and im wondering if its worth it to get the ud pulley (its the only bolt on i dont have besides heads) so do you guys think its worth it?
and "SEARCH button...it's your friend" 
..........now that we have that out of the way..........
1) ~10 HP......it is enough that on a stock/mild bolt on car you can feel it.......
2) the engine will run cooler as there is less load (P/S pump, alt, AC, water pump) so you don't generate as much heat......even though you slow the water pump down (would rather it stay "faster") the drop in load > the drop in water flow....
3) the P/S will run cooler
4) depending on electrical load, auto cars CAN see problems at idle because
a) they already idle at a lower RPM
b) the alt is now turning even SLOWER
4.1) I personally say put the overdrive alt pulley on ANY car that has an under drive pulley (auto or manual) because the alt HP drain is VERY small.....
5) undrive pulleys are 5000000000000 times easier to get on and off the crank than the stocker is.......I personally WILL NOT help with a cam swap if the stock pulley is being used........
under drive pully = good mod
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Originally Posted by blkZ28spt
Are you sure the engine will run cooler? I think it would run hotter since you are slowing down the water pump......
I have a digital water AND oil temp gauge........back to back test showed lower temps.........
again.....the drop in load > the drop in water flow = cooler temps.......
I think he is trying to say that although your water pump is running slower (which would make it run warmer), you are also turning things slower that add heat (like the PS pump, etc). So the net cooling you get is > than the decrease in water flow.
I'm not sure if I agree, but then again, I haven't logged any data since my UD pulley install. Might have to check this one out.
I'm not sure if I agree, but then again, I haven't logged any data since my UD pulley install. Might have to check this one out.
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Yeah, I see what he is saying, just doesn't sound quite right to me. When I got my car out for the first time with the pulley it DEFINATELY ran a lot hotter than before, BUT the outside temps were higher than they had been for over a year so who knows how much of it was the higher stall converter and dumping more heat from the tranny into the radiator combined with the temps and CAI.....we've had 20 days of 90*+ now with basically all the rest up in the 80's, with PLENTY of humidity whereas last year the single hottest day was 87*. Makes it hard for me to draw any real conclusions.
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Originally Posted by mthegodfather
This a really dumb question but is the TSP everyone talks about Texas Speed & Performance.
Originally Posted by Black70Stang
I'll be getting the 25% underdriven Powerbond from TSP in about a month. Comes with belts and crank bolt.
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Wow. Do you guys see that? I answered his question and it put it ABOVE him.
WTF?!
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I guess I'm just that damn good.
WTF?!
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I guess I'm just that damn good.
Last edited by blkZ28spt; Aug 19, 2005 at 03:39 PM.
Originally Posted by blkZ28spt
Wow. Do you guys see that? I answered his question and it put it ABOVE him.
WTF?!
Edit: For future reference:
https://ls1tech.com/acronyms.html
WTF?!
Edit: For future reference:
https://ls1tech.com/acronyms.html
If you have a M6 don't waste your money on an overdrive alternator pulley. I didn't notice any negative effects with a 25% crank pulley. The money you waste will just - hp.
