civicsportline

Has anyone put pullys into their civic? if so.. was it worh it? did you feel something? anyone have a dyno w/pullys? (i dont want AEM's dyno sheets..)
I heard they dont do a thing... but AEM says they do....??

Mista Bone

you'll feel your wallet lighter

Halo

what else would they say?

RJonathan

No they do A great deal such as. you can feel the Stearing Lighter and your Throttle response is quicker. You can feel the Gain a little bit.

GokuSSJ4

not worth it !

underrated99si

Have them all I noticed was a little better pick up when i hit V-tec. Import Tuner did a dyno on them was 2whp at vtec switch over and 1.2 between 7-8K rpms

CRX_VTEC

Not worth it! PERIOD! The people that think they "feel" something is exactly like what someone on a previous post said.."you'll feel your wallet getting lighter!"
Its a plecebo effect, thats all.. How can anyone feel 1-2HP gain in there car? Damn....if a dyno can barely measure a 1-2 HP gain...how the hell can anyone measure the same by the seat of their pants??? SAVE YOU MONEY!! IF you get a pulley...you might as well get a Torando.....they say 50HP gains buddy!

SCsol

iTrader: (1)

that the chepest 2 HP you will ever make so dont worry about your wallet and as you add more bolt ons it will only get better

96 SOHC VTEC

Don't get them. My friend had them on his car and he said he went through so many batteries it was ridiculous. Not worth it!

JDM_DOHC_SiR

Blaaahaahahah

piscorpio

Ive heard underdrive pulleys consistently make around 2-3 horsepower at the very least. This is stated in SCC, noting their experience with pulleys on many different cars. As far as cost goes, I don't see them being an item I would consider too expensive. Especially in light of exhaust systems costing upwards of 400-500 dollars, for what, a few horsepower gained in your upper rpm range? (I guess it sounds cooler too.) Granted the exhaust probably nets you about three times the power, maybe more, but it is 4-5 times the price. Just my two cents.

D16Z6racing

yup. i have'em. i watched $70 fly out of my wallet w/ no performance increase.

CRX_VTEC

2-3 HP at a certain RPM. What good is 2HP between 5-6.5K RPM. That 2HP for .5 seconds isnt worth anything!! Go with what people experience... not what a magazine says.

piscorpio

I was going off of the dyno charts in the magazine...of course I guess that could be misleading? And as far as people's experience, the magazine is telling of their experience with their own project cars. Also, Ive seen dyno's of exhaust results, and many times the power is made in the upper rpm range, so it is not as though they make power throughout either. Im not arguing that he should get these or not, I dont know. I have not used them, and Im not pretending to have experience with them. I am judging based on dyno results I have seen on various things, and my conclusion is that none of them are all that worthwhile...except for a turbo or some form of forced induction. Thats what Im saving for!

Easy with the hammer over my head...ouch!

deepnite

what little gain u get isnt worth it..besides..then ull continue to have to get aftermarket belts..a real pain in the (_i_)

CRX_VTEC

I wasnt trying to pick on you, but dyno charts and adds dont always make what they claim. AEM is a big advertiser for SS and SCC. I'm not saying they rigged the dyno..cuz they dont need to. Pulleys arent going to make power for you no matter what. At least not on a Honda. I'd personally get a CTR OEM crank pulley. At least you know its OEM and balanced so it has very little chance of damaging your engine.
ALWAYS GO WITH WHAT WORKS... PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCES... NOT BY WHAT A MAGAZINE SAYS.

Greg L

there k00 if your goin for looks but performace wise i've heard, it doesnt do much

CRX_VTEC

well...he can go ahead and buy one. Do what you want...not what everyone here(including myself) is telling you too. Learning about cars, mods, parts, and what works and doesnt is a trial and error experience. Its good to be lead in the right direction... but you have to be the one setting one foot in front of the other.

Plan B

They help to round out a fully lightened drivetrain, but I hate mine. The alternator one killed my battery once, and now I'm taking out the power steering, so really it was a gigantic waste of money.

Don't buy them unless having one shiney pulley visible at car shows is that important to you.

96 SOHC VTEC

Yep. Like I said before earlier, my friends allternator pulley killed his battery 3 times in like two years. That is ridiculous. So you are spending more and more money to replace batteries for this 1hp that you are getting. WOW! WORTH IT!

piscorpio

Very true, and I always try to make it a point to go by actual experience of others for myself.

Looks like the consensus is to save for better.
Now that Ive stated the obvious, Ill be moving along.

.nate