Has anyone used the Unorthodox pulleys on there 2.8 or S4?....any comments?
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Are they reliable, offer any real power?
any comments would be appreciated.
TIA
any comments would be appreciated.
TIA
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I've run all 3 Unorthodox pulleys (crank, alternator and P/S) for about 12k miles on my 2.8L Passat and I think it was a worthwhile upgrade. You'll notice it most in the low range, but I believe the butt dyno's reliability is inversely proportional to engine speed. =;.
The only complaint I would have is that I run a 500W true RMS amp and Hoen headlight bulbs, so when I crank up the Perfect Circle the headlights dim a little bit on the bass hits. I don't have the wiring harness from suvlights.com yet though, and I expect that would fix it. I installed the EFK from SPP at the same time, and that was a 10 minute job as long as I was already in there. I live in MN, so I don't worry about frying electricals too much. We get a 100 degree day once a year tops, and in that case instead of going to the track I prefer going down the Apple River with a 12 pack (of Diet Coke of course).
So if you have an afternoon to take the bumper off and mess with the coolant, etc., I'd go for it.
-BJ
The only complaint I would have is that I run a 500W true RMS amp and Hoen headlight bulbs, so when I crank up the Perfect Circle the headlights dim a little bit on the bass hits. I don't have the wiring harness from suvlights.com yet though, and I expect that would fix it. I installed the EFK from SPP at the same time, and that was a 10 minute job as long as I was already in there. I live in MN, so I don't worry about frying electricals too much. We get a 100 degree day once a year tops, and in that case instead of going to the track I prefer going down the Apple River with a 12 pack (of Diet Coke of course).
So if you have an afternoon to take the bumper off and mess with the coolant, etc., I'd go for it.
-BJ
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i love em. the car revs up much faster..down shift rev matches are a breeze compared with doing em with stock pulleys.
theres a tad of a drain on the charge while running a lot of the accessories..
got about a 5-7 hp gain across the band..vagtooled torque before and after..
heard of problems with running them in conjunction with a lightened flywheel..
too much weight reduction..
theres a tad of a drain on the charge while running a lot of the accessories..
got about a 5-7 hp gain across the band..vagtooled torque before and after..
heard of problems with running them in conjunction with a lightened flywheel..
too much weight reduction..
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Only true dyno results before and after would tell of any power increases.
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