AJBoost

No worries fellas ,

This is a free country and we're all entitled to our personal opinions. I felt my experience with the CODE3 clutch pulley would best serve our C32 community if I shared it. Hence my thread. It has nothing to do with a company preference. I needed a part, located it and purchased it. Simply as that.

Albert Hernandez.

moosejaw

it is a good part
i have it on my C

Koru_Kinshi

I have a great time with my Code 3 pulley, and it fits me better since I still have warranty on my car. Makes no sense for me to change the crank pulley, and as a result, kill my warranty.

jturkel

you would kill your warranty regardless of which pulley you have.

c32AMG-DTM

True - agree with jturkel.

That said, Koru Kinshi's point might be that it'd take a sharp-eyed tech to notice the upper S/C pulley (especially one of the later versions, without the notches), whereas an aftermarket crank pulley kit is much more obvious, even to an untrained observer.

CLKCLK

I had 185mm pulley and only made 193whp/204wtrq on that day. My car runs like **** now. Hiccup all time when WOT. I need a return real bad!!! Just waiting if LET's comming back to the Bay.

loungn14

you pulled the battery and reset adaptations?

c32AMG-DTM

Hey CLKCLK,

I hope that's a typo, and the "1" is supposed to be a "2" on the rwhp and the "2" is supposed to be a "3" on the rwtq?!? You're literally over 100 rwhp/rwtq below what would be low-normal performance for a C32.

IMHO, this suggests either a problem with the dyno (what did other cars dyno that day, if any were present?) or a problem with your car. Goes without saying, but hopefully it's the former.

Gramma_Benz

I'm having the same problems too. I thought it was just me, but it seems that both CLKCLK and I have the hiccups. I rebuilt the throttle body, regapped the plugs, throttle body harness adaptor. And yes, battery unplugged various times. It's not as bad now, still happens sometimes.

We were thinking that since it was so hot, it messed up the tune since it's normally not that hot here? Like when my car gets really hot, it doesn't seem to happen. Is that possible?

BTW, it was a Land and Sea Dyno and that day I put out 290RWHP.

TIA!

60n5pt1

BTW, it was a Land and Sea Dyno and that day I put out 290RWHP.

TIA![/QUOTE]

Greg,
I thought my reading was a bit too low (depressing) but I guess I feel a bit better knowing your results that day.
I know you put out way much more that.
I wonder what Dan (Overdrive) put out that day.
L8R

TopGun32

congrats.. (customer issues aside and disputes)

It is a great working mod for any C32/SLK3/SRT6. Tune will make it even better.


For those that have issues with CP3, I can understand the sour business transactions.

For the record, Brandon is still selling products and he is working on modifying cars. Over the week-end I met up with him so that LET (jerry) and Brandon flash my E55 with a newer file. They unlocked torque limiter and smoother power delivery.

Wheather or not LET is selling parts CP3 is unkown to me.. but when it comes to tuning.. they are very much in business not only in MB, but with BMW too.

Gramma_Benz

Greg,
I thought my reading was a bit too low (depressing) but I guess I feel a bit better knowing your results that day.
I know you put out way much more that.
I wonder what Dan (Overdrive) put out that day.
L8R[/QUOTE]

Hey Doug,

I believe Dan put out about 310 that day. Not positive, but I think I remember that number.

Hope all's well with you!

Gramma_Benz

Oh and BTW, I don't think anyone has ever disputed the fact that Code3's SC pulley was a great product, I had one myself which I really liked, but just got more POWER HUNGRY and got a 185 instead.

It was always a good product, it was just some people had problems with the company(not me).

c32AMG-DTM

So you made ~100 rwhp more than CLKCLK, same tune, same 185 pulley kit, etc. - that's a huge difference, probably the largest I've heard of...

Gramma_Benz

If his numbers were THAT low, I'd say there's something definitely wrong with his car. I knew CLKCLK was having some issues, but I had no idea he ran numbers so low that day. He was gone by the time I got there. I think stock, most C32's make more than that. Actually before, when I had a Code3 pulley and intake, along with my heavy A-S 19's(ran this time with OEM wheels) I put down 310RWHP on a dynojet at about 70 degrees. I actually wanna hit that same dyno just to get a comparison.

Now though, it's time to hit the track and see what "I" can do.

moosejaw

Before i put the code 3 pulley on. I was at 306hp stock with 19's on.

Velociabstract

It could be something wrong with the dyno operator. I hate to say that, but my dyno was around 215 hp and torque. (SRT-6) After the 2nd pull I was smelling something burning and the passenger side brake was glowing red. Not the drivers side. WTF! Pulled fuse 17 and 18 with the same result. They only charged me $20 for 3 pulls so I didn't complain. I still don't understand what was up but I run 13 flat at 107 at the strip so I have more hp than 215. Now I have a Code3 pulley and I love the power in the lower rpms. To be truthful I can't talk about higher rpms because the tires loose traction and the car shifts early to the next higher gear. The pulley works. No doubt about it. I'm putting more tire on the car soon. Perhaps it's better to buy the pulley used and not take the Code3 gamble that has bitten so many. For me dyno's are more for tuning and bragging. I'll be getting another one just out of curiosity in the next month. They just opened up a place with a 4 wheel mustang dyno near me. Love my Code3 pulley until further notice. (you never know what might happen)

Les

moosejaw

Do a tune from LET. I have seen them Dyno a few SRTs with the C3 Pulley. Maybe a LET Tune will be my next upgrade

CLKCLK

My BAD!!! It was 293whp/304wtrq Still super low though. I want more.

Jake, Yes I did reset the ECU. Last time the P0108 (Over boost if I remember it right) showed up. I cleared the code and reset the ECU also, but the hiccup is still there. I also just had a LET headers installed so yes, I need it retune. Could not afford 2 day turn around for mail tune lol Hope you guys come back here before Christmas

Edit: Forgot to mention, the number was on 19" wheels, 5 pounds heavier than stock on each.

Gramma_Benz

DOOD!! I was about to say you're car S/B in the shop if it's THAT sick!
OK, that makes more sense now.

How does your car feel after the headers were installed?

ML500K

I wonder how many people are having issues with the 185mm pulley at WOT. What I'm trying to ask is, is a custom dyno tune necessary or would a mail in ECU tune suffice? I really want to get the 185 but my only option so far is to mail in my ECU...

thanks in advance!

Gramma_Benz

You can get a normal mail in tune, but I was running a little lean up top at high RPM's under load. It was pretty good as it was, we actually had to dyno it in 4th gear to get a higher load on it to see that it was running lean. So a dyno tune is best. I know you're in Taiwan and shipping might be expensive, but this is always an option....

http://www.eurocharged.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypag e.tpl&product_id=78&category_id=6&option=com_virtu emart&Itemid=61

Koru_Kinshi

That, and it's a lot easier to take off the SC pulley and replace it with the stock one so no one knows the better. ^^

60n5pt1

So I replaced the bearing in the SC. I went to a local shop and had the bearing pulled out and pressed in the new one for $5.00
Before I reinstalled the pulley, I noticed C3 Pulley has some loose sections in the flange. I know because I compared it to the OEM and if you tap on the flanges, the OEM didn't budge or make a noise. On the C3, if you wiggle the outer flange, it would make like a bell sound. And on top of that, C3 pulley flange had a wobble. And because I did not have an extra shim, the flange would rub on the S/C main body.
It would make a difference if I added another shim and resolve the flange rubbing at a certain spot. The result is a constant whine from the S/C which is really the C3 pulley clutch plate rubbing off the main S/C.
Heck, I just went ahead and finished the job!!!

francoisisp

ok i find myself in the same situation as some of you have i konw about the code 3 company problem. I think my sc pulley about going to **** I NEED A NEW SC PULLEY WHERE CAN I BUY ONE. CODE 3 OR NOT I NEED A DAMN PULLEY.