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06-29-2002, 02:31 PM | #1 |
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a-trim pulley upgrade
I was thinking of getting a new blower pulley to pump some more boost out of my a-trim. I was thinking of 2.87 6 rib pulley from ASP. Is this a good idea or is a crank pulley better for more boost? Would I need a bypass valve or would I still be in the safe boost range without one?
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91 lx convertible, Vortech a-trim, 2.87 blower pulley. 30lb injectors, 80 mm mass air, 255 fuel pump, flowmaster cat back, bbk long tubes and h pipe 299.3 hp, 355.5 tq(before h-pipe, headers) Ricer Hater's Club-member #16 |
06-29-2002, 08:38 PM | #2 |
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I don't have an A-trim but here are my gains from adding a 7" crank pulley to my 6lb Powerdyne. The stock crank pulley is 6.5". I was unable to run up to 6000rpm due to spark blowout but you can see the hp/tq gains throughout the rpm range. http://www.msnusers.com/MustangMembe...hoto&PhotoID=6
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06-29-2002, 09:03 PM | #3 |
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That made quite a difference. I imagine it would be similar to the Vortech. Did you have the powerpipe on before you did the crank pulley?
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06-29-2002, 11:17 PM | #4 |
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i run an A-trim with the S-trim impeller upgrade (still an A-trim housing). i put on the 2.95" pulley and was getting around 10-11 psi in hot weather with the crappy stock plastic intake hose and no bypass. i just put on a 10 rib 2.5" pulley, race bypass, and intake tube i cut and made for about $30. just got it running last week, so no dyno, but so far its putting out a little over 18#s. if you do get a smaller pulley or even keep the one you got, shot peen the surface that the belt touches to make it a little more abrasive and you can gain boost by preventing slipping at high rpm. its not bad for the belt at all, and the crank pulley i got from vortech for the 10 rib was already done, dont know why they dont catch on and do the blower pulley
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06-29-2002, 11:33 PM | #5 |
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To answer your question, no, I didn't have the powerpipe yet. After putting the powerpipe on and correcting for the spark blowout (gapping the plugs to 0.35), I was able to pull to about 6200rpm. The powerpipe shifted the curve to the right. I'm assuming your gains with the A-trim might be similar. Here are my last three dyno pulls with the powerpipe:
http://www.msnusers.com/MustangMembe...hoto&PhotoID=7
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06-30-2002, 08:13 PM | #6 |
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I did the crank pulley on mine for warranty reasons. Take the pulley off the blower and it voids your warranty.
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