How many ponies?

[Fireball27]

Re: How many ponies?

hey man, let me know what you think

I did, check the bottom of page 1.

[tkoforpresident]

Re: How many ponies?

I did, check the bottom of page 1.

ah i see it, thanx that helps

[SpeedingFirebird]

Re: How many ponies?

throw a set of underdrive pulleys on that 3.4 Cheap and easy mod good for a couple hp.

[tkoforpresident]

Re: How many ponies?

throw a set of underdrive pulleys on that 3.4 Cheap and easy mod good for a couple hp.

(i'm a noob) what do pulleys do? where are they located? Why would upgradiing them help? and how much would it generally cost? thanx

[97rs4life]

Re: How many ponies?

search the forums for 3.4 pullies and you will learn everything you need to know. also check the stickies and modification encyclopedia at the top of the page

[SpeedingFirebird]

Re: How many ponies?

The pulleys are on the front of the motor. Your serpentine belt connects the motor to the pulleys on your accessories (power steering pump, A/C, alt). The pulley set basically changes around the ration between the engine and the accessories to give the engine back a few hp. The pulley set and new belt for them will run around $100.

[tkoforpresident]

Re: How many ponies?

The pulleys are on the front of the motor. Your serpentine belt connects the motor to the pulleys on your accessories (power steering pump, A/C, alt). The pulley set basically changes around the ration between the engine and the accessories to give the engine back a few hp. The pulley set and new belt for them will run around $100.

do you think i could go to a shop and have them order and install them? how much do u think that would run (generally speaking) and u must be talking like 2-3 hp right??

[UDLOSE98]

Re: How many ponies?

do you think i could go to a shop and have them order and install them? how much do u think that would run (generally speaking) and u must be talking like 2-3 hp right??

psh, common you can order them yourself and install is a breeze why have a shop charge you at least 80 for something very very simple.

check out thunderracing or ftpp.net for the pullies

[tkoforpresident]

Re: How many ponies?

psh, common you can order them yourself and install is a breeze why have a shop charge you at least 80 for something very very simple.

check out thunderracing or ftpp.net for the pullies

how simple is install?

[tkoforpresident]

Re: How many ponies?

i'm seriously considering getting some pulleys if u let me know how to install them... also which of the two parts should i buy? (website)

http://www.thunderracing.com/catalog...&vid=5&pcid=14

[UDLOSE98]

Re: How many ponies?

get a Pulley Puller, you can get one at sears.com

remove serp belt
use pulley puller to take off crank pulley
install new crank pulley
put serp belt back on

for a beginner......shouldnt take more than an hour (thats being extremely generous)

[UDLOSE98]

Re: How many ponies?

i'm seriously considering getting some pulleys if u let me know how to install them... also which of the two parts should i buy? (website)

http://www.thunderracing.com/catalog...&vid=5&pcid=14

I would get the crank and alt pulley, the alt pulley is more easy. do you have air tools?

[tkoforpresident]

Re: How many ponies?

I would get the crank and alt pulley, the alt pulley is more easy. do you have air tools?

nah, but i have some buds who could prolly help out with that, as long as its easy enough, i might go for it

[UDLOSE98]

Re: How many ponies?

trust me, its very simple

[tkoforpresident]

Re: How many ponies?

I will trust u.... while we're on the topic, are there any other mods a noob can do (such as pulleys) that can help increase power without seriously delving into the engine?