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Csjag
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FEB 08, 09:03 AM
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Does anyone offer an under drive pulley set for the 2.5 and what are opinions on if it would add anything. No duke haters please! Thanks
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theogre
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FEB 08, 10:48 AM
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They don't make a kit for 2.5 that I know of.
Can cause more problems than help in most cars.
if car uses SI alt, Get more power at less engine load by switching to CS alt.
See my Cave, Watt Story and CS Alternator
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82-T/A [At Work]
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JUN 29, 11:33 AM
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Dennis LaGrua
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JUN 29, 05:47 PM
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If the pulley is an under-drive set then the pulleys would need to be larger so the engine wouldn't be driving the water pump and alternator as fast BUT the larger pulley requires more power to drive. Not sure that these pulleys provide anything positive. ------------------
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theogre
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JUN 29, 08:27 PM
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"Power pulley" is a bigger crank pulley & longer belt(s) to fit that to slow down most to all things getting belt power for whatever jobs.
Covered in cave Watt Story w/ some common problem have this hype crap on a street car.
"Overrun / Decoupler" pulley in link just above is not same thing!
If this pulley is same size as OE pulley, does Nothing to Alt RPM.
If this pulley is Smaller then OE pulley, Speed Up the Alt RPM & very likely the Alt will Fail because spins faster all the time or even hit Alt's "Red Line" that mean hit or goes over Alt's max RPM that eats the bearings & more when bearing dies.
If this pulley is Bigger then OE pulley, Slows Down the Alt RPM & have same problems as "Power Pulley" causing Low Volts, Low Amps or both.
This is also covered in Watt Story.
Then why "Overrun / Decoupler" pulley... Simple to think like Shocks in car suspension that tries smoothing out impulse loads on a belt.
And Like Shocks/Struts will wear out & when does will have alt problems to start. More so making max amps as alt will behave has loose belt then pulley heats up & slips more or Fail completely. This is Part of Why almost no manufacturer puts this in a vehicle including Very High $ Models available to "the Public" to biggest trucks.[This message has been edited by theogre (edited 06-29-2024).]
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82-T/A [At Work]
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JUN 29, 10:27 PM
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Sigh... I totally misread this post when I was doing a search for decoupler pulley. This came up and I responded to it.
Yes, what I posted is definitely not an underdrive pulley!
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