lightweight pulleys

AlphaSnacks · 06-13-2011, 07:32 PM

From the reading I've done to educate myself on lightweight pulleys, specifically for a VQ, there really isn't much of a disadvantage in installing one. Our motors are internally harmonically balanced, as almost every single V6 is these days. The damper on the OEM pulley only acts to lessen noise, and not vibration or harshness, or act as a weight balance.

And it wasn't until a wise man said the following words to me that it all made sense: "when you get a supercharger, dont you change that pulley?"

That wise man knows who he is. And he's absolutely right. People are quick to bash them, but forget that same pulley design is also what will power a supercharger kit.

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06-13-2011, 07:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
AlphaSnacks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Windermere, FL Posts: 1,618 Drives: '13 XKR-S, '10 370Z Rep Power: 19	From the reading I've done to educate myself on lightweight pulleys, specifically for a VQ, there really isn't much of a disadvantage in installing one. Our motors are internally harmonically balanced, as almost every single V6 is these days. The damper on the OEM pulley only acts to lessen noise, and not vibration or harshness, or act as a weight balance. And it wasn't until a wise man said the following words to me that it all made sense: "when you get a supercharger, dont you change that pulley?" That wise man knows who he is. And he's absolutely right. People are quick to bash them, but forget that same pulley design is also what will power a supercharger kit.