Ok, here she is. Pulley went on just fine. Some people were worried about the metal, It looks like it is coated (get rainbow colors when you look at it). I am not a metal expert, but it is the same metal coating that Racing Beat uses on the ACV and EGR blockoff plates. So it must stand up to anything :-) I hope all of you planning to remove your air pump ordered this $5.00 pulley.
-DL

 

where to buy due tell

 

oh yes. pleeeeeeeeease tell

 

Go visit your local starter and alternator rebuilder. WAI is a supplier for rebuilders. Show them the part number in the pic. They can order it.

-billy

 

Or better yet, click here

http://web2.wai-wetherill.com/new/pa...i_num=24-83100


-billy

 

so can we order it straight from them

 

What do I need to do to be able to put that on? Besides take off the air pump? Will I need any other parts?

 

do we just use two normal belts?

 

someone got the belts sizes??

 

the belt size ends in 20. i cant remember the whole sequence but i think it is 73120.

 

 

if you look at rxhevins other post pics of his car you CAN read the # on the belt he has on his car!
hope it helps!

 

Sorry, don't know the background on this "$5 pully".....

Is this one special in some way, ie: performance upgrade? Or is it just cheap alternate choice to the overpriced Mazda oem part?

Thanks

- Jason

 

just a cheap alternate choice to the overpriced aftermarket part.

 

I want one!!

 

Long story short, just get the stock-sized alternator belt - in this case, you'll want two

I tried to use my stock belt originally, but it didn't fit - a tad too big. So I went to the auto parts store about 4 different times trying to get slightly smaller belt.. Nothing worked.

Mazdatrix said use the stock belt. "But mine was too long, so how is that possible?" I was thinking...

Of course, it turns out my stock belt had gotten stretched out and just wasn't usable anymore.

So to recap, go get two stock-sized alternator belts, and call it a day. FYI, I am using the WAI pulley in conjunction with the stock water pump pulley and RB's lightweight crank pulley.

I highly reccomend the Goodyear Gatorback belts - everything else looks like crap in comparison.

 

This type of thread should go in the archive, in case we want to get one later.

 

Maybe we should just bookmark it in our favorites.