03-16-2017, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by bullitt5897
There are several reasons why they are going cog:
1. Simpler pulley setup
2. If you break a supercharger belt you only break the supercharger belt not the serpentine belt. Meaning you can limp the car to get a new belt or off the road.
3. Better grip than a 6 rib
4. Scalability!
5. Cost savings
Why are they making their own pulleys?
Well they are making them for this specific application. Why is it an issue? It's not that loud and it's perfectly fine for street driving.
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Only issue I have with them making an in house cog pulley is that if anything with the company goes south and you need replacement parts, you could very well be SOL. Very much similar to the GTM supercharger kit. They use a proprietary belt for their kit. Of course you could have one made, but it would be a pain in the @$$.
Like I said, I'm excited for them to come out with something new, these cars lack torque in the lower end. I'm just curious how far it's needed to go in order to get that whipple to fit.
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