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Old Jun 2nd, 2004, 03:16 AM
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Don't do it. Lightweight crank pulleys serve the primary function of trashing your engine and belt driven equipment. The stock pulley has a rubber insulator between the hub and pulley, and this damping is necessary for smoothing out normal rpm variations. An engine revolution is a series of accelerations and deccelerations, and without damping the belts are jerked around. The harmonic vibrations of the engine will need that damping especially with a light weight flywheel. If a fluid damper becomes available it might be a good way to go, but the solid pulleys spell death to a 4 banger.

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