Pullys question

[masima06]

i have a 2006 nissan maxima se and i would like to get some more power so i was thinking to get Unorthodox Racing | Ultra S Underdrive Crank Pulleys do you thin it will work thanks

[MTZI30]

Well sure it will work but are you just getting the crank pullley or all the pulleys. The only problem i see with pulleys is your slowing them down basically, so your power steering pulley wont be spinning as fast. So you have better hp but your components may not be getting the power the need. Dont quote me on this. Try a search im sure someone here has done this. Have you looked at other upgrades? A y pipe perhaps?

[masima06]

i was looking for cattman down pipe but i cant find any where any ideas were i could look

[jltibbs]

call brian at cattman and ask him

1.800.759.9920

[Sentientbydesign]

I would avoid the underdrive pulleys like the plague.

They should have light weight OEM sized pulleys that will give you a few extra HP.

Open up your intake if you haven't already. Also, if you have huge rims, that's where a ton of your power is going to.

[blackmax23]

Pulleys don't add hp, they only free up hp. What was said above was correct. All that's happening is you are "underdriving" certain accessories, so with the less weight, less rotational mass, and less work it takes to spin the accessories, it results in the engine not having to work as hard to spin everything else, so it frees up hp. It can put more stress on your altnernator, especially if you have an aftermarket sound system with subs. For the amount of work it takes to put a new one on (taking the front tire off and finding someone qualified enough to get a pulley puller tool and do it right without damaging parts), it's really not that worth it. You might see a gain in whp of about 5 at most. A y-pipe is def. more worth the money than a pulley. Warpspeed sells great y-pipes for reasonable prices, check them out.