Matt, I had the UR pullies on a couple of my 16v's over the years with great sucess. You could actually feel a difference. (minor, but there).
Try shooting this guy an email, he is typically wanting to make anything he can that people want- http://www.gruvenparts.com/ -----Original Message----- From: "darner" [[email protected]] Date: 08/04/2010 01:21 AM To: "Volkswagen a2 16v discussion list" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] Cars must have feelings... I'll try to take a look: I should have a standard set, but don't know how soon I can get time to check my barn for them. Never had lightened or underdrive . . . Matthew Yip wrote: > So, after 4 months, I finally got my MR2 running again - I tried like mad to > avoid buying a new ECU but that was the ultimate solution...that and another > alternator (the 2nd in 6 months). As a result, the GTi seems to have > suffered > extreme jealousy and decided to fight back. > > > I went up to get the GTi and was following my buddy home (who opted to drive > the > MR2 - something about a JDM 20v swap that interested him). Sitting in > traffic, > the car was grumbling per usual. Then I hear "bang, clank, thud" and the > alternator light comes on - Rut Roh. Pulled off shortly thereafter and found > the crank and p/s pulleys are GONE. I know where they are but am just not > going > back there to find them b/c it's a 2-lane road that's so heavily travelled > that > the parts were junk about 10 seconds after them exited the car. > > That having been said, I can't find any of my spare pulleys - don't ask, I'm > a > pack rat who can't find his treasure trove. > > > Anyone have a spare crank and p/s pulley they'd like to sell off? Better > would > be a nice lightened version that I could swap onto the race car (hint, hint). > > > > I think we broached this before but maybe not on this list - anyone > interested > in underdrive pulleys? I know the hot lick is to convert to a serpentine > belt > from the ABA but that requires changing the alternator and, I think, the a/c > compressor. I'd rather just get an underdrive crank pulley that I can use on > both the race and street cars. Unorthodox used to make them and when I > contacted them last year, they're no longer producing them BUT they'd be > willing > to make more if we had enough interested parties. > > > I'm not sure how much effort it is to make them but if we can "DIY", I'd > rather > do that so we can have our own "custom pulleys, yo" - you know, for the > Bling-Factor. > > Matthew (banging head gently on desk). > > > > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > > _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list For list archives, see listinfo link above.
