The pulley... is it really worth it?
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The pulley... is it really worth it? I have a 02 camaro tourquer v2, 3600 stall, and supporting bolt ons. Made 376/353 I really want to get a few more horses out of it before I get heads. Just wondering if the pulley is really worth it? Can I get 10 hp from it?
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I went the ASP route and love the difference. Better gas mileage (especially when coupled with an ewp from meziere) quicker revving, and of course a few more hp.
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a pulley will help, the more mods you add the better it will help
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the downs or concerns are overheating, not providing enough power to the electronics, etc...usually not a problem but can be...the main difference youll have with the pulley is revving a little faster due to less weight to spin...
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I believe he's referring to some of the few people that may have had charging issues. I can honestly say I haven't had any issues. Now with that being said I am not running huge speakers, and amps like a lot of younger guys are. Those amps really draw the juice and if your battery is showing its age you need to understand you'll be replacing your battery more often when running a ud pully and big power sucking stereo amps. Those two items don't mix.
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Damn bro, you beat me to it. You must have posted while I was typing LOL
Ok, that was what I thought he was saying. I was thinking Pro's and Con's. It was never a problem for me charging running an optima redtop and 2 MTX 5000 and an old school Rockford Fosgate punch a2 series amp. The headlights didn't even dim. 
Just don't get an over drive pulley along with it because you will have cross canceled your efforts. ( I know that sounds dumb, but working at a shop I have seen it all....and several times.)
Just don't get an over drive pulley along with it because you will have cross canceled your efforts. ( I know that sounds dumb, but working at a shop I have seen it all....and several times.) To add to my earlier comment about overheating, if you spend alot of time in stop and go traffic it can be a problem, meiser electric water pumps solve this and you could always pick up a water pump that pumps a little more then stock, if i remember right most aftermarket replacements claim about 15% increase at idle over stock and this is normally sufficient for any concerns or problems, you can always put an overdrive pulley on but that defeats the purpose...
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To add to my earlier comment about overheating, if you spend alot of time in stop and go traffic it can be a problem, meiser electric water pumps solve this and you could always pick up a water pump that pumps a little more then stock, if i remember right most aftermarket replacements claim about 15% increase at idle over stock