Engine pulley's

Jamie · Post by **Jamie** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 5:15 pm

Hey I was thinking about adding a third engine pulley on to the FTO and was just hoping somebody might know if it was possible, and if so, how difficult. Thanks in advance

Post by **I8A4RE** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 5:57 pm

Im not sure if i know exactly what your talking about but if its what i think it is then it would be possible. But it all depends on what you running off that pulley.

What is the application for?

Jamie · Post by **Jamie** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 6:05 pm

Its only hypothetical at the moment but thinking about mounting a supercharger.

After seeing the gains you achieved, it has really convinced me to go the forced induction route

Post by **I8A4RE** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:31 pm

Jamie wrote:Its only hypothetical at the moment but thinking about mounting a supercharger.

After seeing the gains you achieved, it has really convinced me to go the forced induction route

Check my thread on super charging and ben's. I believe it is possible but way harder than turbo charging and definitly more expensive unless you got lucky

Jamie · Post by **Jamie** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:13 pm

Yeah I had a read of those threads and there was some good points raised. I was thinking along a bit different lines though.

I was thinking about mounting a centrifugal type s/c on a custom bracket from the chasis below the passenger side headlight. Thats why I was wondering if I could add another pulley to drive it instead of re-routing the existing belts.

Post by **I8A4RE** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:30 am

Jamie wrote:Yeah I had a read of those threads and there was some good points raised. I was thinking along a bit different lines though.

I was thinking about mounting a centrifugal type s/c on a custom bracket from the chasis below the passenger side headlight. Thats why I was wondering if I could add another pulley to drive it instead of re-routing the existing belts.

Yeah man i totally believe its do-able. It would be the first super charged FTO in the world (that Iknow of anyway)

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:33 am

Nah, Rob Furniss has one in the UK thats almost finished. Was a f*ck load of fabrication involved thou.

I came to the conclusion that the Vortech system that the Yanks sell as a kit for the Eclipse would have been the easiest install. Shame the Vortech blowers are 3 grand off the shelf.

This is Robs:

Post by **I8A4RE** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:06 am

Holey F&*Ken sh*t, thats awesome.

I knew it was possible but as we both agreed ben in my thread on S/C. Just too much fabrication..... and that proves it.

However, i would be more than happy to help out anyone to do this project. As the end result would be very impressive

Jamie · Post by **Jamie** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 3:37 pm

@ Simon- Thanks for the offer, any help I can get on this would be great.

On the next DIY day I will throw the car up on some stands and explain how I was thinking about doing it.

@ Bennoz- In the pictures it looks like the alternator has had a second pulley added. Could this be done to the 2 existing pulleys on the crank? I read in your thread that you were planning on welding another on then getting them rebalanced. Where would I go to get this done? Engineering workshop?

Just out of interest the s/c I was looking at is a powerdyne unit rated 6-8psi. It is belt driven internally therefore requires no oil or water feeds. Goes for just under $2500 aud.
If anybody knows of a second hand one that would be great

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:14 pm

What about the supercharger they use on the Hyundai Tib ... Pretty sure that was a v6 and had a very limited engine bay ... I just can't remember if it was based on the Hyundai own design V6, or if it were based on the Sonata V6 which was the mitsubishi ...

Edit: Was designed on the 2.7 V6 Tib ... So yeah the Hyundai version, not the Mitsubishi ... And they have gone out of business...

http://www.alamomotorsports.com/alpine/ ... HT27S-0000

http://www.alamomotorsports.com/alpine/ ... undai.html