check out my pulley!

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I dunno if you guys have tried to buy a 93 cobra water pump pulley lately, but I got tired of waiting for them "to be in stock" and then when they are in stock they are way over priced! So i decided to make my own. First time making anything like this and it turned out really well! Thought I'd share some pics

 

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Perhaps you can tell us what's so special about a "93 Cobra water pump pulley"?

 

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85_SS_302_Coupe said:

Perhaps you can tell us what's so special about a "93 Cobra water pump pulley"?

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It's aruminum.

 

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GTOreturns said:

It's aruminum.

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Well, my car was runing hotter than normal with the new combo. The cobra pulley is a smaller diameter than stock lx/gt pulleys. So what you end up with is a fan and water pump that spins faster for better cooling. Working awesome now that the summer temps are nearing 100 degrees. Some people also use them with superchargers to gain more clearance for belts or brackets.

 

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Yea, it's a hot item for blower guys, especially with deleted AC and relocated PS as the belt routing is a pain w/the tensioner lowered due to the supercharger bracket assembly

Plus as stated it's smaller and runs cooler.

Looks killer, man! Going to make a matching set for the rest? I certainly would if I had that skill/ability.

 

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Man, I wish I still had access to a machine shop.

It looks really good! You should anodize or powder coat it, bare aluminum will get beat up easily.

 

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Just anothe reason to keep it polished!
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NikwoaC said:

Man, I wish I still had access to a machine shop.

It looks really good! You should anodize or powder coat it, bare aluminum will get beat up easily.

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OK well in that case it is pretty cool, especially if you made it yourself. I honestly didn't know there were any differences. Are you sticking with the mechanical fan for stock purposes or? I could see using the pulley to speed up the water pump but why not just put an efan in it? You could always put it back to stock if you needed to.

 

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FWIW, if you're running a mechanical fan with a fan clutch, the clutch will only allow the fan to spin so fast. You might get it to spin a wee bit faster at idle with a smaller water pump pulley, but above a certain RPM (2000?), it won't be any different. The biggest change with the smaller pulley would be the increased water flow rate.

 

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Wanna make me one?

 

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LOL even some of my local stang buddies want them! I talked with the machine shop and it looks like I can probably get some more made, which I think I might do. Even tossing around the idea for 94/95 cars..

 

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Do you have an engineering drawing of it?

I have access to a CNC lathe and sometimes have free time when the boss is out of town and like to machine stuff.

 

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How much you want? lol

 

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Heh ... on second glance, "Check out my pulley!" sounds like something a drunk dude might shout while grabbing his crotch at a group of hot chicks passing by. Or maybe that's just what I would say, I dunno...

 

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I am for sure going to have a round of them made for some friends, so if anyone else is interested as well, let me know! Just PM me.

 

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What is the outside diameter of the Cobra water pump pulley?? Is it 4.25"

 

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It is 3.9

 

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Nice. I just modeled one up in Solidworks. Now to see if i have any 4" diameter AL round stock kicking around

 

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Found this thread on a Google search, believe it or not. We 94-95 guys can use the 93 Cobra water pump pulley with no problems. According to Ford, the 94-95 Cobra actually uses the 93 Cobra water pump and crank pulleys. Count me in if you make a set!