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sideshowblah · Mar 28th, 2005, 11:23 PM

Now that some warnings have been posted concerning 'fake' Alta pulleys out there, I want to see what brand of pulley I have installed on my '03 MINI. I bought a used MINI recently and it has Alta springs and an Alta intake on it. I now know that I have a non-stock pulley since someone on this list posted the diameter of the stock pulley. But I cannot find a brand name or logo anywhere on it. I assumed any company selling these things would put something on it to label it as their part, but I cannot locate it. Does anyone know of any pics online of some of the more popular pulleys? Or perhaps have the dimensions of some of the standard sizes that the aftermarket pulleys come in? so that I could at least get a little farther with my search. I could also post a pic of the pulley installed on my car, if that would help.

thanks

Man, I do love this car!

obehave · Mar 29th, 2005, 02:28 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by sideshowblah

Now that some warnings have been posted concerning 'fake' Alta pulleys out there, I want to see what brand of pulley I have installed on my '03 MINI. I bought a used MINI recently and it has Alta springs and an Alta intake on it. I now know that I have a non-stock pulley since someone on this list posted the diameter of the stock pulley. But I cannot find a brand name or logo anywhere on it. I assumed any company selling these things would put something on it to label it as their part, but I cannot locate it. Does anyone know of any pics online of some of the more popular pulleys? Or perhaps have the dimensions of some of the standard sizes that the aftermarket pulleys come in? so that I could at least get a little farther with my search. I could also post a pic of the pulley installed on my car, if that would help.

thanks

Man, I do love this car!

Not necessarily. Many of the early pulleys had no logo.
Post a pick and it's a pretty good chance someone will recognize it.

sideshowblah · Mar 29th, 2005, 08:43 PM

thanks. i put a pic of the pulley in my gallery ...

thanks to anyone that takes a look.

MINIAC · Mar 29th, 2005, 11:14 PM

It's not a P&D ...

It's not a Mini Mania ...

Perhaps an early MINI Madness ...

whovous · May 9th, 2005, 08:26 PM

You can see a picture of an ALTA pulley here Even if early models did not have a logo (and I know nothing either way on that score), I do not think yours looks like an ALTA.

Mar 28th, 2005, 11:23 PM	#1
sideshowblah MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Local Time: 05:46 PM Posts: 10 Offline	newbie w/ aftermarket pulley Now that some warnings have been posted concerning 'fake' Alta pulleys out there, I want to see what brand of pulley I have installed on my '03 MINI. I bought a used MINI recently and it has Alta springs and an Alta intake on it. I now know that I have a non-stock pulley since someone on this list posted the diameter of the stock pulley. But I cannot find a brand name or logo anywhere on it. I assumed any company selling these things would put something on it to label it as their part, but I cannot locate it. Does anyone know of any pics online of some of the more popular pulleys? Or perhaps have the dimensions of some of the standard sizes that the aftermarket pulleys come in? so that I could at least get a little farther with my search. I could also post a pic of the pulley installed on my car, if that would help. thanks Man, I do love this car!

Mar 29th, 2005, 08:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
sideshowblah MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Local Time: 05:46 PM Posts: 10 Offline	thanks. i put a pic of the pulley in my gallery ... thanks to anyone that takes a look. Last edited by MINIAC : Mar 29th, 2005 at 11:02 PM. Reason: add clickable thumbnail

May 9th, 2005, 08:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
whovous motorist Join Date: Sep 2003 Local Time: 06:46 PM Posts: 214 Offline	You can see a picture of an ALTA pulley here Even if early models did not have a logo (and I know nothing either way on that score), I do not think yours looks like an ALTA. 04 BRG/W MCS Last edited by whovous : May 9th, 2005 at 08:28 PM. Reason: fix link

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Mar 29th, 2005, 02:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
obehave Mini Mod Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 06:46 PM Posts: 9,388 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by sideshowblah Now that some warnings have been posted concerning 'fake' Alta pulleys out there, I want to see what brand of pulley I have installed on my '03 MINI. I bought a used MINI recently and it has Alta springs and an Alta intake on it. I now know that I have a non-stock pulley since someone on this list posted the diameter of the stock pulley. But I cannot find a brand name or logo anywhere on it. I assumed any company selling these things would put something on it to label it as their part, but I cannot locate it. Does anyone know of any pics online of some of the more popular pulleys? Or perhaps have the dimensions of some of the standard sizes that the aftermarket pulleys come in? so that I could at least get a little farther with my search. I could also post a pic of the pulley installed on my car, if that would help. thanks Man, I do love this car! Not necessarily. Many of the early pulleys had no logo. Post a pick and it's a pretty good chance someone will recognize it.

Mar 29th, 2005, 11:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
MINIAC MINI Profiler Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: City By The Bay Local Time: 03:46 PM Posts: 8,463 Online	It's not a P&D ... It's not a Mini Mania ... Perhaps an early MINI Madness ...

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