underdrive pulley?

[lancesT/A]

what exactly is an underdrive pulley and what does it do for your performance and also i have a cam, intake, full exhaust and a hypertech chip what would an underdrive pulley do for me and would it be worth buying?

[freakinstreakin]

I know the concept of it, but would not be comfortable explaining. I too would like to know how beneficial they are to our cars???

[0rion]

In a nutshell an underdrive pulley is smaller and lighter. It cuts down on parasitic losses and lets the engine rev faster.

[lancesT/A]

so what pulley does it replace and how hard is it to install

[0rion]

the crank pulley. Fairly easy swap. Just use a 3 jaw puller to get the old one off and then put your new one back on. Some people use the old bolt to pull the new pulley onto the crank but that's a risky move because you take the chance of pulling the threads out of the end of your crank. I bought some metric all thread, washers, and bolts and made an installer tool that removes that chance. Pretty simple and if you decide to do the swap PM me and I'll explain the all thread deal a little better.

[freakinstreakin]

What kind of gains are seen with the pulley?

[lancesT/A]

the crank pulley. Fairly easy swap. Just use a 3 jaw puller to get the old one off and then put your new one back on. Some people use the old bolt to pull the new pulley onto the crank but that's a risky move because you take the chance of pulling the threads out of the end of your crank. I bought some metric all thread, washers, and bolts and made an installer tool that removes that chance. Pretty simple and if you decide to do the swap PM me and I'll explain the all thread deal a little better.

thanks alot i here that it would be a pretty good mod because it is fairly cheap and i should atleast feel a little difference in throttle response. and dont worry when i decide to do i will ask you a shit ton of questions.

[transws6am00]

What kind of gains are seen with the pulley?

i second that ive seen sites that claim 10-15 horses out of it but is that true?

[BlackLT1Z28]

I doubt you'll get 10-15hp out of a pulley swap. Maybe 5, but the most common difference I hear is better throttle response.

[7camaro7]

with the pulley mod do you NEED a tune?

[Huskerz1]

with the pulley mod do you NEED a tune?

I wouldn't think so. Most pulley mods are done in conjunction with a cam swap. The crank pulley NEEDS to come off for that. I had the pulley done with my cam kit. You can definitely tell the quicker revs and throttle response.

[Heartbreak1]

with the pulley mod do you NEED a tune?

Not unless your camming it at the same time. Be really nice to hear a concrete number on tq and hp differences. Im told alot of times that its good for a 5% increase in all around power.

[Bandit1]

doing underdrive pullies also slows downs ur accessories like the power steering

[shady milkman]

doing underdrive pullies also slows downs ur accessories like the power steering

yea but your alt. ect pullies spin too fast anyways so it really doesnt hurt them..unless you have a huge system ect.

[shady milkman]

make sure if you get a UD pulley that you get one with harmonic dampening. if not then eventually the vibrations will cause a cracked crank

[Bandit1]

yea but your alt. ect pullies spin too fast anyways so it really doesnt hurt them..unless you have a huge system ect.

good point

[shady milkman]

good point

thanks

[Blackout01]

also UD pulleys, if more then one installed, ( full set of UD pulleys ) being the crank,AC if you have it, power steering, alt, and such can cause overheating issues if you had to sit in traffic for too long, thus for you may need a bigger radiator 4core alum radiator would do the trick, but if your only doing the crank pulley you won't have to worry about it.

[picklejuice]

i'm confused. are harmonic balancers separate from underdrive pulleys, or are they underdrive pulleys that have just been constructed a certain way?

[Blackout01]

the harmonic balancer is the crank pulley, the biggest one on there or atleast it should be, make sure to get dampening with it too