This is NOT off my car... it's off a 4th gen.

And I did NOT take these pictures... my hands were dirty.

 

UH OHhhhh who's car???? not janes rite??

 

gosh kev, I thought your sc went *p00f*

scared me there. who's car is it? (don't tell me jane...)

 

get the ones that don't melt

 

Trying.



If it's not my car, who's are is it?

 

trying enh?

guess that'll slow down performance a bit enh?

 

Get the email?

 

yup..it's different than what i have at home..mine is umm bigger
u got a spare "peewee" (ask jane) to loan for a week or so?

 

Which one you need? With or without rails?

Guess Stillen switched to different pullies when they converted from V1 to V2.

 

with rails please.

 

If the tension on the belt was too great, it would ruin the bearing then it could have overheated.

 

This has happened to a lot of V2 owners. I'm not saying over-tensioning is not the problem, but with so many melted pulleys one has to think that they're defective.

 

PM me your addy...









So I know where I have to go to steal your car.

 

I've had my V2 since Oct,2000 and mine hasn't melted yet but I think I'll replace it now. Where can I order one for my Max?

 

A couple .orgy members are working on aluminum pulleys. Hang in there...

Scary sight, eh?

 

 

this post brings back baddddd memories.

i still have the remains of my melted pulley. *shudder*

 

Yeah, maybe you guys should look into a new pulley supplier. I know Hayden carries all sorts or aluminum pulleys and I'm sure you can find a number of other manufactuers. I guess, take the measurements and ask them if theirs will hold up to the SC.

But then, I think before you go through all the trouble, you should really find out what's causing the pulleys and belts to fail. Too much heat, material integrity, balancing, or something. I think Stillen should get down to the bottom of this, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

 

Solution:

 

Idler pulley with rails (19mm bolt).

You can probably use that as your tensioner pulley (if you have a V2) if the tensioner pulley spacer fits in the hole.

 

 

Not your former kit... it's still intact.

 

Okayyy...so where can I go to get that piece?

 

i don't think they're are for sale to the public yet

 

Couple members are currently working on them. Just hang in there.

 

I have 1 Aluminum V2 Pulley for sale (possibly 2). never been used. email me at Lyt77@aol.com

 

Keep us posted! Thanks!

 

Well, what rule of them are you guys using for belt tension? In the Stillen instructions, I had absolutely NO idea what they were talking about. They said something like 'get the belt 90^ with your thumb and forfinger'. What the h. is that supposed to mean?! So, all I did was whip out the Haynes and Chiltons manuals and followed their rule for drive belts/serpentine belts. They said something like "If the distance from the center of pulley to center of pulley is between xx" and yy, use zz" for deflection". And they showed a pretty good pictures of using one ruler for a straight edge and the other to measure the defelection. That's what I did. Following what they said, I think I allowed for 1/4" deflection (measured at the lowest/most convenient point). How are you guys choosing your drive belt tension?

 

Use your index finger and thumb... grab the belt between the crank pulley and AC pulley... turn the belt away from you... if you can turn it greater than 90 degrees then it is too loose... if you can't turn it to 90 degrees then it is too tight.

 

Oh, I see what your saying. O.k. Deflection-wise though, what should it be?

 

I do it the ghetto way.

 

you mean the Keving way

 

I would not get a idler w/rails! why, that was one of the causes of a shreded belt I fixed on a supercharger.

 

Idler doesn't come with rails... tensioner does.