shardul

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if you all were only in HTX you would be able to see the crazy stuff we do. Thank God i am not married, if I was I would be divorced by now. Alll my free time is spent with doing car stuff.

novae500

hey at least you are not spending $$ on a chick and break up afterwards. I dont think your car will let you down like a chick would!

GregMB

That's great news! Thanks again for all the recent exciting stuff you've been posting. It seems like between the smaller S/C pulley and these easily-swapped crank pulley setups almost anyone out there can fine-tune their car for the type of behavior they want.

For an incremental cost (of a new outer crank ring) someone who has just upgraded their cooling can go to a larger pulley.... or someone who has overdone it and heat-soaked their motor can trade-down with another member to get the IATs back in check. You're right... the horsetrading of parts between members will be great. IMHO is the essence of what an enthusiast message board should be about.


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Exotic-metal55

Thanks! Written very well.

BTW, my wife loves cars and racing, so all is good for us to keep having fun!


Here is the outer boost ring hub picture. This hub slids into the inner hub VIA perfect machine fit. As you can see, virtually no load on the bolts, thus the 100 times overkill load they offer. Feel good yet? ?

GT-ER

Actually, the load is mostly radial on the outer ring so that hub that slides into the inner pulley really won't do much and thus nearly all the load is on the bolts. Regardless, it doesn't matter since the BOLTS WILL HOLD! It's not an issue.

lowprofile

Looks good man.
I have the opposite opinion about the inner ring. You need a way to center up the ring independent of the bolts to keep it true and prevent the aluminum ring from walking around under the bolts. I don't know how much HP the s/c consumes but I would guess 60+ to turn that sucker at max rpm. That is a lot of drag.

skratch77

Did you put this up on ebay?

BlownV8

I was running a version of this on another vehicle 8+ years ago. ASP made one that I could use an 8 rib belt or change the hub to run a a cog belt.

GregMB

A cog belt on a clutch-type supercharger!! Reminds me of the MadMax movie..... 'cept of course the clutch on Max' must have been on the crank pulley cause the belt didn't spin at all until he "activated" the blower!!!



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Exotic-metal55

Modfied stock mustang hub for a blower , is what your description sounds like..

This is a totally new CNC hub, balanced, and interchangeable boost ring. Kit came with hub, boost ring , belt and new AMG crank bolt. You can line up every crank pulley ever made for our engines and you will see this is in a class of its own. This is a high quality "harmonic balancer" first and formost,, that also can give you adjustable boost options.

I ran the crap out of mine, raced it, put 615 hp and 720 ft lbs of torque through it for several months! Worked perfect, belts are great and smoother than stock. As mentioned, 7 companies were involved in this product, as the tooling, molds and engineering are very high. Maybe one reaon our options have been limited until now.. One of my hobbies,, is I do business/mfg consulting, so I know a lot of people around the world to get things done. I want great parts on my car, so I am always looking for something better and of high quality.

A lot of companies are more willing to invest in making aftermarket parts for us now, but couple years ago, the laughed everytime I asked about getting something for our cars. They are seeing the AMG market value now.

skratch77

are you already selling them on ebay?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercedes-E55...item1e693b324f

GregMB

I will wager that he's not allowed to answer that here for fear of a TOU infraction....



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Exotic-metal55

LOL, I have a lot of room for infractions, unlike some of my other close friends. Shardul, your ears ringing bro

The answer is NO I did not put anything on Ebay but maybe the company I got my new pulley kits from did? I have my kit and two 195mm kits in my posession only.

chawkins2001

Brooke, you may have posted it already, but is this any lighter than a welded asp pulley with stock hub? Did you publish pricing on here yet for it?

Oh, and, you are da man mang You are taking the M113K to a level only the GODS could be proud of.

GregMB

Michelin and all the other tire manufacturers are sending "thank you" letters to Brooke as we speak....

Better go add a few to of those companies to my stock portfolio now. I forsee record profits in the coming year!


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BlownV8

No, it was a one off custom built anodized aluminum unit by ASP similar to the one you are running. It bolted to the stock harmonic balancer and the end had the same type screws for the interchangeable pulley sizes. Yours is nicer because it has a custom built harmonic balancer.

Exotic-metal55

That is funny. I have 5 sets or partial sets for my car right now.. lol Can't wait to start burning mine off again.

The main steel balancing hub is two parts, just like the factory but much stronger, as it is all machined solid steel and not cast. The two hubs are put into a special mold that holds them to exact tolerances and then the vibration durameter material is injected between the two parts. Just like a factory balancer but this product uses stronger interlocking teeth design and better bonding methods. It is a slow process, as the part has to be injected, then go through a set cool down time before balancer can be removed.

I would not want a pulley on my crankshaft that does not have this rubber injected type of dampening design on it like the factory uses. Most auto MFG`s use this method of harmonic balancing and it is a well proven and effective design.

Exotic-metal55

Here is my 195mm boost pulley on a UPS supplied scale. As you can see, right at the factory weight and that mean you hold the same harmonic balancing weight the factory desinged for the engine. The larger aluminum boost ring is light, so it does not add extra rotational inertia , when you go larger in ring size.

pearlpower

Very nice.

Sher Judge

Would have been nice if I did, love my cars just as dearly.

So hopefully the new year brings some acid test 55 results, with magnificent power.

Exotic-metal55

I am sure the new year will!

I have some pictures of the rear of the hub as well , so you can see the CNC machining. Also was sent a hub sawed in half, to show how the rubber dampening material is injected and fused in the hub. Anyone want to see?

KLR CLS

Yes, I would like to see the elastomer delicious insides...

AgSilver

Clearly an outstanding design with impeccable machine work. The fact that you can get back to the original factory weight is more important to me than varying the boost.

Exotic-metal55

Ok, here is a picture of the RAW solid hub, that the boost ring bolts too. I will post the hub that the MFG cut and half and sent to me next.

AGsilver, thanks!! I think a lot of people forget or not clear on the importance of maintaining the balancing weight of our engine, that the factory designed and balanced the internals to.

AgSilver

I will order a Redtooth replacement for my ASP 180 when I return to Florida in February. As I often say; it's the little things . . .