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Old 07-08-2003, 02:35 PM
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Nor Cal 02 C230k tuner

I'm looking for a northern california tuner for my 02' C230k, i really want a pulley, and from a lot of the previous posts i've read, it looks like most of you guys did it yourself or were in So Cal... I'm also confused on prices for a pulley, since i read that the Renntech kit is in the $1500+ dollars, and some other kits are in the 500+ dollars... I saw lots of crazy wars over the pulley, sorry to bring up a flamed topic, but i recently got a lil money for mods, and really wanted the HP boost.. Thanks
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I can install the pulley for you if you go the ASP route. I've installed many of them on my car. And, if you want to feel the boost come over and test out my car~

I remember Kineda had his Kleemann pulley done at a shop in Pleasanton so you may want to contact him for details.

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Originally posted by 20FHK02
I can install the pulley for you if you go the ASP route. I've installed many of them on my car. And, if you want to feel the boost come over and test out my car~

I remember Kineda had his Kleemann pulley done at a shop in Pleasanton so you may want to contact him for details.
20FHK02, where are you located in the bay area? and what is ASP?
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Originally posted by 20FHK02
I can install the pulley for you if you go the ASP route. I've installed many of them on my car. And, if you want to feel the boost come over and test out my car~

I remember Kineda had his Kleemann pulley done at a shop in Pleasanton so you may want to contact him for details.
cool! how much is the ASP pulley? i know buellwinkle has one... and apparently he did quite a bit of research on it, so i'd definately feel comfortable going that way..

kineda is in pleasanton?!! That's where i'm at!!!!!
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No Kineda is a member here and the owner of csportcoupe.com.
But he knew a shop in Pleasanton and had his pulley installed over there. That's all I know about.
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No Kineda is a member here and the owner of csportcoupe.com.
But he knew a shop in Pleasanton and had his pulley installed over there. That's all I know about.
oh.. yea.. i knew he was a member... hehe.. i saw his coupe in the "pic of my coupe sun going down" it looks awesome..
i was going to try and copy his ride but now that i know he's around this area maybe i shouldn't
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20FHK02, where are you located in the bay area? and what is ASP?
I'm in Santa Clara. Go to aspracing.com and see the pulley for yourself. But their description is wrong - it should be for the 2.3L motors.
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HOLY MOLY!!! $650 for a pulley!!! all the other ones are so much cheaper!!! not to mention it's out of stock
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They are made to order and it takes one month to make.
They are expensive because they uses the stock core, which already costs about $285.
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which pulley do you have on your car? and according to their site it says 30hp to the wheels.. which from what i read.. prolly won't happen.. so is there an extremely noticable difference?
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Buellwinkle dynoed his car and it showed ~30hp gain. We both have the version that shown on the web site. Yes the power is very significant! That's why after all the long way I still back to the pulley!!
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ah... interesting... check ur pm
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ah... interesting... check ur pm
I did! Check yours.
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Originally posted by p010sp0rt8
oh.. yea.. i knew he was a member... hehe.. i saw his coupe in the "pic of my coupe sun going down" it looks awesome..
i was going to try and copy his ride but now that i know he's around this area maybe i shouldn't
Yes.. please don't copy my car!!!!
Be unique and try to come up with your own style. My car will be in several magazines and videos. Doubt you wanna have the same looking ride and be called a copycat. hehe



Btw.. I'm not in pleasanton. I'm in burlingame, which is still in the bay area about 20 mins from San Francisco. It's on the penisula side. There's a shop here that I can take you to for your pulley mod. Or you can stop by www.euroshowoff.com on july 13th. It's gonna be at the same place. PM me or aim (kinedaTN) if you want more details about the shop or pulley.
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Originally posted by 20FHK02
No Kineda is a member here and the owner of csportcoupe.com.
But he knew a shop in Pleasanton and had his pulley installed over there. That's all I know about.
I installed Kineda's pulley at Topline Automobile in Burlingame.
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I installed Kineda's pulley at Topline Automobile in Burlingame.
How much was the entire setup?
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I thought the Kleemann pulley was no longer available? That's the info I got from Topline, and Kleemann Colorado.
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I heard the quoted install time was 3 hrs at $100/hr labor.
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Originally posted by hphan
I thought the Kleemann pulley was no longer available? That's the info I got from Topline, and Kleemann Colorado.
Your thoghts are correct. Kineda got the last all-alloy pulley. I don't know what Topline charges- KLEEMANN USA does not dictate our sub-dealers labor rates how could we??
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Originally posted by p010sp0rt8
How much was the entire setup?
The entier setup? If you mean the pulley-kit, it was priced at $899.00 when they were still in production. All-Alloy crank pulley, underdrive alternator pulley, belt and badges.
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Here's a pic of the *rare* kleemann pulley installed by Cory:



An entire write can be found here:
http://www.csportcoupe.com/forums/sh...&threadid=1924
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Originally posted by kineda
Here's a pic of the *rare* kleemann pulley installed by Cory:



An entire write can be found here:
http://www.csportcoupe.com/forums/sh...&threadid=1924


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