Is it worth changing main pulley?
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Car Info: 02 Impreza WRX sedan
I have a lightweight underdriven pulley and couldn't tell the difference. The claimed power gain is so small that you'd feel a bigger difference driving on a chilly night (cold ambient temperature vs daytime temperature). You can usually find lightweight pulleys with stock diameter or underdriven.
Don't get an underdrive pulley if you have a high-powered sound system because the reduced diameter pulley doesn't spin the alternator fast enough at idle to keep the battery at optimum charging voltage. It's fine at anything above idle speed, though.
Don't get an underdrive pulley if you have a high-powered sound system because the reduced diameter pulley doesn't spin the alternator fast enough at idle to keep the battery at optimum charging voltage. It's fine at anything above idle speed, though.
Ive done lots of power mods to my old wrx and my current STi but never done the lightweight pulley. I did lots of research in the past and concluded it wouldn't be worth the money as I'm satisfied with the way the car revs.
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