I don't know if I would buy one off Ebay from a Mega Merchant, but if you could get one used off one of these forum type sites I say go for it. Trust me, there are plenty of people with more cash than brains that have bought one at top dollar. Then they decided to "research" the product and read all the horror stories. It is a light weight pulley. It is just like a lighter crank, flywheel, drive shaft, etc, and etc. Revs faster with less parasitic horsepower loss and so on. It is just like any other aftermarket part, what you gain in performance you lose in reliability. You most likely will have a new harmonic/vibration at a certain RPM that you didn’t have with the stocker. Besides the stock pulley being cheaper, it is heavier for a reason, it is going to absorb a certain harmonic. Removing the pulley isn’t that much more complicated than changing a serpentine belt, but most likely you will have to drop the engine a bit so the pulley will clear the frame rail. Good luck finding that tidbit on one of those YouTube Pulley Swap Videos. This info isn’t something I have read, it is something I have first hand experience with. Does the car rev a bit more? Yes. Is there a bit more vibration? Yes, but my tires are wore out also. Did I keep the stock pulley? Hell yes!!
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Current Performance: 1/8th Mile et 8.81 @ 81.7
MODS/tasks:
[x] Evo X Intercooler, UICP, & LICP Installed
[x] Tinted Side Blinkers
[x] Deleted Rear Head Rests
[x] GST Base Map w/ Boost Pill
[x] Rattleproof Rear Deck
FUTURE MODS/tasks:
[ ] Lighten Crash Bars
[ ] Seal Fan Shroud
[ ] Wire Tuck Intake Wiring
[ ] Custom lower engine bay cover
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