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Old 03-15-2017, 10:19 PM   #531 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Senna-F1 View Post
Why are they making their own pulleys, because when I read about cog and whipple it's usually someone looking for anyone who has done it, followed by replies about it being a bad idea for a street car. And talk about noise! A cogged whipple is anything BUT quiet.
There are several reasons why they are going cog:

1. Simpler pulley setup
2. If you break a supercharger belt you only break the supercharger belt not the serpentine belt. Meaning you can limp the car to get a new belt or off the road.
3. Better grip than a 6 rib
4. Scalability!
5. Cost savings

Why are they making their own pulleys?

Well they are making them for this specific application. Why is it an issue? It's not that loud and it's perfectly fine for street driving.
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