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Old Oct 1, 2003 | 06:11 PM
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I believe my Greddy Belt is a 5 Rib.
but the belt that the greddy comes with isnt 30"
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Old Oct 1, 2003 | 07:20 PM
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Originally posted by HeatTreated
Yes, 300k4 rib (3 rib will work too)
Also, go to a Honda junk yard and grab the Alternator pulley off of one of them. Its the same size as an aftermarket FD one and will work perfect with the 300 belt with no drilling to the adjustment bracket.
Off of what year and model Honda or are they all the same size?
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Old Oct 1, 2003 | 07:58 PM
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This is someting I enver understood. Why would on want to underdrive the alt?
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Old Oct 1, 2003 | 08:09 PM
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Originally posted by Zoomspeed
This is someting I enver understood. Why would on want to underdrive the alt?
Because the mean old voltage regulator deserves that sort of punishment.
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Old Oct 2, 2003 | 07:57 AM
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Originally posted by Zoomspeed
This is someting I enver understood. Why would on want to underdrive the alt?
It frees up some horsepower.
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Old Oct 2, 2003 | 10:07 AM
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SR motorsports carries individual pulleys and most size belts.
Not cheap but convenient.

http://www.srmotorsports.com/sr93plly.html
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Old Oct 3, 2003 | 08:37 PM
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Originally posted by SilvioRX7
It frees up some horsepower.
How can it free up horsepower? The magnetic field of the alternator's rotor is strengthened or weakened to supply a constant voltage to car's electrical system. Basically, if you underdrive the pulley, then the voltage regulator is going to increase the strength of the magnetic field and thus create more resistance on the drive belt.

On the other hand, the water pump may be under-driven for extra power. Seeing as how this car doesn't need modifications to create cooling problems, its best to leave this alone as well.



Under-driving the A/C compressor, P/S pump, and air pump I can understand.
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Old Oct 31, 2003 | 12:34 PM
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I'd like to remove the air pump (going midpipe). I have an underdrive MAIN pulley. What size belt would I need? Do you plug the secondary injection inlet pipe that goes into the LIM? How's your idle?
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Old Oct 31, 2003 | 06:10 PM
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Originally posted by SleepR1
I'd like to remove the air pump (going midpipe). I have an underdrive MAIN pulley. What size belt would I need? Do you plug the secondary injection inlet pipe that goes into the LIM? How's your idle?
Dont knwo what size you need but u can jsut wrap a string around the pulleys, measure it and go to a parts store and tell them you need a 5 rib belt thats however long you measure, or a 4 rib if a 5 is not available.
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Old Oct 31, 2003 | 06:36 PM
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If you remove your airpump, you will need to Cap the hole on the airbox (if you still have it) that the airpump feeds from.
You should also block off the ACV, since it does not work without an airpump.
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