Unorthodox Crank Pulley 7-12 HP gain?!
04-08-10, 09:49 AM
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Unorthodox Crank Pulley 7-12 HP gain?!
So Unorthodox has the pulley for sale right now for $50.00 so I'm going to pick one up. I just wanted to see if anyone else believes their claim that it can add 7-12HP. This is NOT the underdrive one. 
http://www.unorthodoxracing.com/Item...e=12&Model=131
http://www.unorthodoxracing.com/Item...e=12&Model=131
04-08-10, 10:19 AM
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I don't understand how it could make more power if it was not underdrive. Even if it was a fraction of the rotating mass of the stock pulley, it wouldn't make 7-12 HP.
04-08-10, 10:43 AM
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Whoever made the webpage must have copied the same spec table from the underdrive pulley onto this one... that also says 7-12 hp increase
no hp increase on this one, just a dent... I wonder if they have more than 1 for sale
no hp increase on this one, just a dent... I wonder if they have more than 1 for sale
04-08-10, 11:06 AM
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i have the pulley on my klze mx3 , it actually made a noticeable differance . it was a few lbs lighter than the stock. me and my buddy were racing with his h22 civic and we'd be dead even with the stock pulley, went home threw on the unorthodox and i would jump ahead off the line everytime, my buddy was all mad i put it on
04-08-10, 11:30 AM
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yeah brah me and my homies were racing our honda's and we were dead even from stop light to stop light and then he pulled over and got a cheese burger and i chose not to eat, and he was so madd cuz i beat him everytime off the line after that.
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04-08-10, 12:36 PM
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i have the pulley on my klze mx3 , it actually made a noticeable differance . it was a few lbs lighter than the stock. me and my buddy were racing with his h22 civic and we'd be dead even with the stock pulley, went home threw on the unorthodox and i would jump ahead off the line everytime, my buddy was all mad i put it on
04-08-10, 01:51 PM
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04-08-10, 05:13 PM
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I figured for 50 bucks why not.
04-08-10, 05:57 PM
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This is the response I got to the email:
"The pulley in the title is an underdrive pulley, the one at the end designates black anodize which we no longer do anymore. The unit on the site is the only one of its kind left. It replaces the entire pulley and hub assembly, this requires strict installation measures outlined in the pulley instructions to not have the thrust washer drop out."
Well... I guess I'm not buying it after all
In case anyone is interested in that thing he also happened to mention that the regular price could be brought down to $200 each with a group buy of 40 people...
Wouldn't powder coat add a lot of weight?
Can you get that steel heat treated or something to turn it that wierd chameleon colour or something?
I don't know much about metal processing; just that steel won't annodize do a cool looking colour like aluminum
"The pulley in the title is an underdrive pulley, the one at the end designates black anodize which we no longer do anymore. The unit on the site is the only one of its kind left. It replaces the entire pulley and hub assembly, this requires strict installation measures outlined in the pulley instructions to not have the thrust washer drop out."
Well... I guess I'm not buying it after all
In case anyone is interested in that thing he also happened to mention that the regular price could be brought down to $200 each with a group buy of 40 people...
Take your $50 and go get some stock pulleys powder coated.
Can you get that steel heat treated or something to turn it that wierd chameleon colour or something?
I don't know much about metal processing; just that steel won't annodize do a cool looking colour like aluminum
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04-08-10, 08:56 PM
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^ Powder coat is a type of nice paint. Paint weighs almost nothing. I think you can get metallic-looking colors too, but I dunno how good they look.
It's for the water pump and alternator right? Underdriving the alternator is not good on a car that already has a weak alternator. Dunno about the water pump but the most common cause of engine failure on non-turbos is overheats. On the race track you drive at higher rpms so it cancels out the effects of the underdrive pulleys, so you save some horsepower from not overdriving everything.
It's for the water pump and alternator right? Underdriving the alternator is not good on a car that already has a weak alternator. Dunno about the water pump but the most common cause of engine failure on non-turbos is overheats. On the race track you drive at higher rpms so it cancels out the effects of the underdrive pulleys, so you save some horsepower from not overdriving everything.
04-09-10, 12:30 AM
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eitherway They are a really good seller, i sent my payment at 10am and by 10 am the next day the ups guy was droppin off my part
they're outta montreal , im just outside london its not really that far
they're outta montreal , im just outside london its not really that far
04-09-10, 05:02 PM
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What about underdriven pully + fd alt for street driven??
In my own experience (I am currently running the unorthodox underdriven main crank pully) w/ fd alt.
I see, 13.Xvolts @ idle and on light throttle (or full throttle), I see 14.Xvolts.
In my own experience (I am currently running the unorthodox underdriven main crank pully) w/ fd alt.
I see, 13.Xvolts @ idle and on light throttle (or full throttle), I see 14.Xvolts.
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