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Originally posted by czechcivic Why was the install so pricy??I was quoted 60 bucks buy one shop and 40 bucks by another....Was that the original quote they gave you for the install?
actually i couldn't find another shop to do it...super autobacs woudln't even touch the pulley when i told them it was custom work....but yeah i'm never going back to these guys...the original quote was $130...i bet you guys can find better prices...lol which is why i couldn't buy the you know whats...
Originally posted by czechcivic yeah wouldnt it die at an idle that low....or at least stutter alot
yea, every once in a while when i step on the brake and when I get to a complete stop it stutters. Before, when i'd step on the brake and it came to a complete stop it would shut off. A few other people have this problem as well. People say it has to do with the weather, a mixture of moisture and being cold. At times, I still feel like it will shut off, but it doesnt. I'll have to take a pic of where it idles at when my car is warmed up. I think reseting the ECU fixed the problem though, I forgot.
Originally posted by SLeePeRCIVICHopeful actually i couldn't find another shop to do it...super autobacs woudln't even touch the pulley when i told them it was custom work....but yeah i'm never going back to these guys...the original quote was $130...i bet you guys can find better prices...lol which is why i couldn't buy the you know whats...
Its all good man someone is on the way to pick up the you know whats..lol
This sucks, Im still waiting on mine. I have planned to do it on Tuesday as long as I get it. My friend is installing the pulley, header, and catback exhaust, and my summer chrome rims for $70.00. Can't beat it. Im sure I'll be doing a lot of it myself though.
Well I just tried to hav my mechanic to put my pulley on yesterday but he wouldnt do it. He said it was a drag pulley and that it is not appropriate for normal everyday driving. He said it would weaken the alternator and most likely due damage to the engine. Also he said there was no keyway which there shouldve been.
My mechanic has alot of experience with cars, right now he has 6 various racecars in his shop. I trust him and im going to listen to him and not hav the pulley installed. Im going to talk to josh about sending my pulley back and getting my money back.
Originally posted by Civictuner04 He said it was a drag pulley and that it is not appropriate for normal everyday driving. He said it would weaken the alternator and most likely due damage to the engine.
Your mechanic doesn't seem to know as much as he claims, as indicated by his first statement. I'm surprised he didn't say anything about all the other mods you have, many of which can also damage the engine over time. Very slowly, but still...I've had an awesome mechanic tell my dad that an intake will ruin the engine because of increased airflow that the engine wasn't designed for. Who would listen to that?
It's only a pulley, and it was designed to be no key way so it wouldn't vibrate. Telll him that other pulleys that use a key will vibrate and cause engine damage. It's been proven already by a member here.
The alternator on our cars suck, and I've seen tons of posts here about them dying on stock cars. So maybe the factory pulley caused that.
Oh and that up there is the typical response you get from someone who does not understand something. I don't know, I've never seen it, so it will never work. Just my opinion. I've seen it all the time.
according to josh from dh-racing...the pulley is balanced...i'm surprised he hasn't posted here...he probably just has subscriptions to certain parts of the forum (i.e. group buy forum)
A no key way pulley CAN NOT vibrate. It is physically impossible because it sits against the crank. Pulleys that use a key can vibrate while rotating. And yes, it was made on a CNC with computers, so it's balanced.
If properly designed, a pulley with a keyway can operate with NO vibration. If the key inserted in the keyway is the right size and mass, then it will offset the keyway itself. Bottom line is, on our engines the vibration caused by a keway'd pulley would be negligible.
Keyways serve two purposes;
1) To prevent slippage
2) The key is designed to shear under high stress, before the pulley does (this is the main purpose). So, if the pulley is under exterme stress, the key in effect protects the pulley by preventing it from cracking all over.
A no Keyway pulley CAN in fact vibrate. It can vibrate a lot. In fact, every pulley, no matter how well balanced will vibrate to some degree. There is no such thing as perfect balancing. I'm sure DH Racing's pulley is extremely well balanced, though.
Sorry, don't want to start a war here! I just wanted to put in my 2 cents...
Has anyone gotten the size belts yet. I know this has been repeated so much and beating a dead horse comes to mind but to my knowledge it hasnt been posted yet.
