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- From: puter@orphan.nashvil.ingr.com (PuterDude)
- Subject: Re: Underdrive pullys - Any experiences?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov13.161022.1364@orphan.nashvil.ingr.com>
- Organization: Intergraph
- References: <1992Nov4.225800.14648@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> <clogan.03op@redorc.chi.il.us> <1dr50dINNha4@seven-up.East.Sun.COM>
- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 16:10:22 GMT
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- jimv@hienergy.Eng.Sun.COM (Jim Vienneau - Sun Microsystems) writes:
- > clogan@redorc.chi.il.us (Sigmond Freude) writes:
-
- >Underdrive pulleys make a hella lot of difference. I have serpentine underdrive
- >>pulleys that i put on my boss 302 ranger(yes i have a ranger with a 302 in it)
- >>bit thats another story. Anyway underdrive pulleys will increase your horses
- >>about 25-30. You will gain anywhere from .3 to .8 on a quarter mile too. so if
- >>you are thinking of going with them go ahead!!
- >
- >Huh? 25 to 30HP??? From where? Not from the alternator, if the battery is
- >healthy it should be less than 1HP, not from the cooling system, not
- >from the power steering, you got a 50KW generator up there or something?
- >I can see *maybe* 5 or so HP at a cost of cooling and charging capacity, but
- >not 25 to 30HP.
-
- The companies that advertise the underdrive pulleys claim 10-15 HP. And
- everyone knows what kind of claims companies make on their own products.
-
- My best guesstimate would be 5-8 HP. (Take what the company claims and
- cut it in half for a reality check)
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