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    Underdrive Pulley

    What is the advantage of an underdrive pulley vs the stock one?
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    Re: Underdrive Pulley

    Turns the water pump and alternator slower freeing up a little horsepower.
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    Re: Underdrive Pulley

    Quote Originally Posted by GLHS592
    Turns the water pump and alternator slower freeing up a little horsepower.
    What are the reprocussions of this? Low voltage, over heating?

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    Re: Underdrive Pulley

    Quote Originally Posted by minigts
    What are the reprocussions of this? Low voltage, over heating?
    Possibly. I've not had any problems with mine.

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    Re: Underdrive Pulley

    I had one in my CSX-T and never had any problems. The car was void of any stereo or anything to really tax the alternator, but I never really had any cooling issues either with a stock CSX Radiator.

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    Re: Underdrive Pulley

    It would tax the voltage in my omni a bit at idle, but that was with the crappy bosch alt that was in the car. Now that I have the nippo in the car, it is a lot better. The PS is a bit lack luster at idle in the omni, but that might not be caused soly by the UD pulley, as I have not looked into it too much.

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    Re: Underdrive Pulley

    My headlights dim a little at idle, but it still has no problem with the 12's bumping

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    Re: Underdrive Pulley

    If I have my heater on, my headlights on, my radio on and my rear defrost on at idle, the voltage drops pretty low but it still doesn't drain the battery. It just kind of stays there, then when I take off from the red light it is fine, goes right back to normal. I never have any coolant temp problems either.

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    Re: Underdrive Pulley

    What kind of HP are we talking about? I don't want to take mine to the strip or anything, just make it "MORE FUN" to drive. I'm starting with a carbed Shelby Charger, and converting to turbo.

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    Re: Underdrive Pulley

    Quote Originally Posted by shelbydave
    What kind of HP are we talking about? I don't want to take mine to the strip or anything, just make it "MORE FUN" to drive. I'm starting with a carbed Shelby Charger, and converting to turbo.
    IIRC it is only about 6-10HP at 6K.

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    Re: Underdrive Pulley

    Quote Originally Posted by GLHS592
    Possibly. I've not had any problems with mine.
    I forgot to mention. To be fair, the car doesn't have a radio, A/C, or heater.
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