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underdrive pulleys?

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  • Start date Start date Feb 16, 2004

Stang_1973

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  • Feb 16, 2004
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I have heard that you can free up some power with underdrive pulleys.
How exactly does this happen?
Any other benefits than just more power?
Any negatives?

Thanx in advance
 
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Sicarius428

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UD pullies are like optimized gear ratios. If you think of the pullies as gears it changes the ammount of time the crank has to turn to turn an accessory work. It basically makes your engine work less to work the accessory because it all accessories rob you of power. It can free up more power but probably not enough to feel too much of a difference. More power is your bennifit if you are into milking the engine for all the power it can produce without getting into the inner workings. They are pretty easy to put on depending on what accessories you have. Power steering pump you need a press to do and altanator needs an air ratchet if you have one. They do look bad ass too. Honestly for 200 bucks or so depending on what you get you are probably better off putting it elseware. It probably only produces somewhere about 10hp but with enough of those 10 and 15hp add ons they can add up. The only draw back is sometimes depending on your electrical setup the UD pullies can rob your power to your electrical system. Say if you had your radio on while at a stop light you can actually watch your volts go down some. Just the only drawback that I have heard of. I personally haven't experienced it but it isn't that uncommon. Best of luck.
Kevin
 
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D.Hearne

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The biggest drawback is the reduced power output in the alternator ( dead batteries are fun) and overheated engines from the water pump spinning too slowly.
 
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