is a UD pulley worth it?
I always heard about the first production of those UD Pulleys coming out not soo good for the money. Specially for being a overpriced product for the results. Last I remember they did come out with a production of them that was a better product than the last one. Never really knew if this was a lie or not, some people just switched over to the ASP Pulley instead, but now days people seem to like them (SLP Pulleys). Have a pic of it?
i run a underdrive pulley. Its a jegs brand for my truck. I remember me and a buddy raced all the time he had a 383 stroker silverado it was neck to neck every time i couldnt out run him he couldnt out run me. I ordered and swapped underdrive pulley and pulled him by a truck every time. He couldn stand it lol. It worked for me!
The only real difference between early and late ones was taller walls to hold the belt on better.
Run it! Between my wife and I we have 4 vehicles and all 4 have a Powerbond underdrive on them.
Run it! Between my wife and I we have 4 vehicles and all 4 have a Powerbond underdrive on them.
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Any issues with any of the accessories? I had some guy telling me i would run into issues with an UDP, i bought the powerbond kit you guys offer.
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I have a Powerbond 25% on my car as well and no issues whatsoever, neither do any of our customers with the Powerbonds either. We use ATI's underdrive pulley on a ton of the LS7 Vettes and haven't seen any problems either.
I've had 0 issues. Some guys have had issues, but it's RARE and generally can be associated with a weak alternator, large electronics demands from things added to the vehicle etc. When that happens there is an overdrive alternator pulley available, but most people don't need it.
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I've had 0 issues. Some guys have had issues, but it's RARE and generally can be associated with a weak alternator, large electronics demands from things added to the vehicle etc. When that happens there is an overdrive alternator pulley available, but most people don't need it.
I'm just concerned because I plan on spinning my LS2 to 7K. Wondering if I need to sell my Powerbond and get an ATI 10% UD.
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I bough the OD alternator pulley to begin with. Are the concerns about the SLPs/Powerbonds being out of balance and contributing to failure unfounded?
I'm just concerned because I plan on spinning my LS2 to 7K. Wondering if I need to sell my Powerbond and get an ATI 10% UD.
I'm just concerned because I plan on spinning my LS2 to 7K. Wondering if I need to sell my Powerbond and get an ATI 10% UD.
I turn my h/c/i/spray C5 to 6900 and haven't had issues with my powerbond yet. For general street duty and drag strip/street cars I wouldn't hesitate to use the powerbond (as evidenced by my 4 vehicles that have it). There's no doubt ATI is a better balancer in serious applications and it's definitely a good idea to consider it if you are building a road race car or a serious drag car. If you're gonna live at 7k, road race, or race a LOT, go ATI. If it's just a fun street car that gets raced some weekends stick with powerbond.
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I bough the OD alternator pulley to begin with. Are the concerns about the SLPs/Powerbonds being out of balance and contributing to failure unfounded?
I'm just concerned because I plan on spinning my LS2 to 7K. Wondering if I need to sell my Powerbond and get an ATI 10% UD.
I'm just concerned because I plan on spinning my LS2 to 7K. Wondering if I need to sell my Powerbond and get an ATI 10% UD.
Call ati, I bet they will say stock size, for 7,000 rpm's.
I've had 0 issues. Some guys have had issues, but it's RARE and generally can be associated with a weak alternator, large electronics demands from things added to the vehicle etc. When that happens there is an overdrive alternator pulley available, but most people don't need it.
Thanks for chiming in guys, now i feel a bit better about it lol.
I've never seen issues with the Powerbond/SLP. It is easily the most popular/highest selling balancer for LS engines, and as such if there were truly problems it would be very apparent.
I turn my h/c/i/spray C5 to 6900 and haven't had issues with my powerbond yet. For general street duty and drag strip/street cars I wouldn't hesitate to use the powerbond (as evidenced by my 4 vehicles that have it). There's no doubt ATI is a better balancer in serious applications and it's definitely a good idea to consider it if you are building a road race car or a serious drag car. If you're gonna live at 7k, road race, or race a LOT, go ATI. If it's just a fun street car that gets raced some weekends stick with powerbond.
I turn my h/c/i/spray C5 to 6900 and haven't had issues with my powerbond yet. For general street duty and drag strip/street cars I wouldn't hesitate to use the powerbond (as evidenced by my 4 vehicles that have it). There's no doubt ATI is a better balancer in serious applications and it's definitely a good idea to consider it if you are building a road race car or a serious drag car. If you're gonna live at 7k, road race, or race a LOT, go ATI. If it's just a fun street car that gets raced some weekends stick with powerbond.
