i searched at the top only to find 5 topics on pulleys and i was thinking about getting aem or unorthodox pulleys next on my car....i have a 99 si with an aem v2 intake and i was just curious if anyone knew any information on how much gain if any pulleys would do or is it even worth it....or should i do something else first??

 

I had the AEMs on my EX a while back. The alternator pulley is smaller than the OE pulley, which leads to charging problems and stalling. I ended up running only the PS pulley, which made no difference.

IMO, they are a waste of money.

 

Not worth it at all.

 

i'd save up for turbo and not even bother with that little **** that just wastes money

or some wild n/a cams with a sick 10,000 rpm valvetrain, thats fun too

 

Unorthodox racing has a series that doesn't affect the alternator, never had one, but heard they were a better brand than AEM....

 

thanks so i guess the pulleys are really worth it then...no hp gains at all and more trouble from what i hear....but the ecu chip that makes my car redline at 10 thou is worth it right??? won't f up the engine will it?

 

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not if it's combined with a valvtrain and cams that support it.......

I had some friends run the UR pulleys and like the slight gain they felt.... and I heard opinions going both ways around here, I haven't had one on my car, so I can't say exactly how I feel about them....

 

so if i'm gonna get the ecu chip....is there only one??? tell me which one is the best and should i get aem cam gears and what type of valvetrain...thanks for your help foz

 

i have a skunk2 on my p28 4200 vtec kicks in and no rev limiter no speed gov and i love it but hondata is probbably the best it tunes to exact specs you want

 

the hondata...is there a site i can buy it from....what about the cams and valvetrain

 

now you are talking a lot more money then just pulleys but check out http://www.hondata.com

 

my AEM pulleys actually did something to my car. after putting them on there was about a 4 HP increase

 

I thought they were crap

 

i was thinking about getting headers first dc headers but they aren't really worth the 3-5 hp increase when i could get some comptech ones that increase 10 hp....but i really would like to know if pulleys actually would give any type of hp increase....trickhonda...were they hard to install and are they casuing you can trouble?? thanks

 

and about the ecu chip i should just get the s100 right...??

 

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umm u should build your head first, just the chip aint going to gain much

 

I put power pulleys on my hx and noticed a little increase, granted it wasn't much by any means but the car does feel a little bit quicker, and I've never had any major problems with the charging system... my lights do get dim at night sitting while I'm stopped but then I do have a stereo installed also. I'd say as long as you drive far enough to charge back up what you use to start it you'd be fine. Since you have a b series they respond very well to bolt ons and I'm sure you would feel some difference.

 

i have a 92 dx hatch with the jdm d15b vtec. the motor jdm came with a 3 belt crank pulley that weighed 5 lbs even. the dx crank pulley was a 2 belt and weighed 3.5lbs. so i put it on, and yes, i noticed a difference. the unorthodox weighs less than that, and ive talked to a couple of guys that run the unorthodox crank pulley and they said it was a noticeable difference in throttle response, same as me, so i would run a crank pulley, but the underdrive pulleys are probably not worth the 1hp youll gain.

 

thanks a1320 i'm thinking of prolly gettin the unorthodox crank pulley so i shouldn't have to worry about anything wrong with and prolly that hondata s100 chip

 

i'm confused on what to do

 

honestly if you really want to see gains lose the A/C and power steering

 

what u were saying about the headers, dont make ur choice on claims, thos are almost always bs, and theres so many factors to each one. Like have u ever noticed in ads where like an exhaust system ADDS 30 HP!!!!!!, and then u read the small print and the car is on like 20lbs of boost and its compared to the stock exhasut... Ignore claims. Also, dont get a chip that will allow to rev to 10000 rpm when ur valvetrain cant support it, ur begging for a very expensive failure. You only can rev that high if u have the appropriate cams, valvesprings, etc. And finally, dont spend a penny until u know exactly what ur going through and uunderstand everything about that component. Good luck, and search and ask questions to learn more.

 

alright thanks...i actually did read the post on the diff headers by titanmotor sport...but i just got my aem v2 intake today and wonderin what i should do next besides headers...pulleys cam gears??

 

whats gonna give best gains ?