1st Gen Protege/323/GLC General/Maintenance Discussion for 1990-1994 Models (BG Chassis) and 1981-1989 GLC/323 Models (BD and BF chassis)

unorthodox racing crank pulley thing

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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 11:59 PM
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unorthodox racing crank pulley thing

I'm a little skeptical, and i dont have 200 bucks to fork over for something I'm not guaranteed will give me gains. Anybody have any testimonies, experiences, times, graphs, anything to convince me to buy it?
Old Aug 14, 2003 | 12:52 AM
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I am fairly happy with mine. wish i had some dyno sheets to show you but i think it was worth it.. Special note though the belts they recommened were too long =]
Old Aug 14, 2003 | 10:26 PM
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how many ponies to the wheel didja get? and what size belt do you actually need? easy to install? and was it for the mx-3 you needed a longer belt for or a protege?
Old Aug 15, 2003 | 02:14 AM
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I've got one as well, and am happy with it. I can't tell you exactly what I gained - I've never put my car on a dyno. The belts the recommended fit my car perfectly, btw.

Also, it's worth giving them a call and asking if they have any seconds. Mine had a purly cosmetic scratch (who cares) and they charged me something like $115 for it.
Old Aug 15, 2003 | 09:24 PM
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Originally posted by happydog2
I've got one as well, and am happy with it. I can't tell you exactly what I gained - I've never put my car on a dyno. The belts the recommended fit my car perfectly, btw.

Also, it's worth giving them a call and asking if they have any seconds. Mine had a purly cosmetic scratch (who cares) and they charged me something like $115 for it.
so the pull is noticeable?
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put it this way, a pulley makes your cal "feel" lighter. when you give your throttle it "feels" as if your car weighs a lot less.

it adds a couple horsepower and torque is increased a little too, and with our cars, torque is desperately needed. i would explain this the best like this:

do you remember the difference of driving with an air intake versus with a stock air box. the pulleys make that same very similar jump in overall power. it wont add 20HP thats for sure but overal, it'll go better.

My suggestion, save the money and put it towards a turbo. then u'll notice power
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Originally posted by TaiMaiShu
how many ponies to the wheel didja get? and what size belt do you actually need? easy to install? and was it for the mx-3 you needed a longer belt for or a protege?
Nah i dunno they may have sent the wrong sheet all the parts were from the protege.
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