has anyone tried the unorthodox pulleys for the gs300? if so, what are the results on performance gains?

 

Can anyone give me a quick explanation on what pulleys are? What do they do?

 

I JUST ORDER THE PULLEY SET. THE PULLEYS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LIGHTER AND THE CRANK WHEEL IS SUPPOSED TO BE UNDERDRIVEN TO CREATE MORE HORSEPOWER. IT'S SUPPOSE TO CREATE 14-18 MORE HP THROUGH THE LIGHTER PULLEYS!!

 

Is there any disadvantage by having aftermarket pulleys?

 

NOT WITH THESE. THE ONLY THING THAT IS UNDERDRIVEN IS THE CRANK PULLEY. THE REST OF THE ACCESSORY PULLEYS ARE STILL THE SAME IN THE WAY WAY THE BELT IS OVER THEM AND THE SAME IN DIAMETER. THEY ARE JSUT LIGHTER IN WEIGHT. THIS IS HOW THEY ACCOMPLISH CREATING THE HORSEPOWER.

 

i heard that aluminum expands under high heat, does this apply to these pulleys? also, will these pulleys affect the harmonic thing?

 

NOT AT ALL !! THESE PULLEYS ARE TESTED INDUVISUALLY BEFORE BEING EVER SHIPPED OUT FOR ALL THESE THINGS. THEY ARE ALSO WARRANTIED!! WHERE DID YOU HERE ABOUT THE PULLEYS?

 

i just heard this from mechanics that tune cars. well, im not sure on the quality of unorthodox, but they said many other companies that use aluminum usually isnt the best, but thats just what i hear. let me know how everything goes, i am also very interested in the pulleys.

 

How will pulleys affect mpg and how many power gain I should be looking for? Thanks!

 

i think they said 15-18hp for a gs300, im not sure if they have one available for a gs430 yet.

racingaristo,
how do your tein-ha feel? is it easy to adjust the height yourself?

 

I have my connection with unorthodox.

I enjoy my coilover very much. It's not harsh or anything IMO. I'd definitely pick TEIN HA over Eibach/Bilstein. As for the height adjustment, you need to remove the wheels before you can do that. Then you use the wrenches to adjust to the desired heights. It's not hard but rather annoying because sometimes you don't put the same heights on 4 wheels. Thus you need to (1)remove wheels (2) adjust (3) put on wheels and observe and etc until everything is fine.

 

i guess i wont be adjusting them myself very often, sounds like alot of work. i just got my teins installed today and they are awesome. so your gonna get unorthodox pulleys on your 430? sounds good, let me know your dynos when you get it.

 

if aluminum is not the best for pulleys then HKS and Unorthodox wouldn't use it. It's probably the lightest yet the cheapest to reproduce. If it's titanium it would cost too much.

 

Who is HKS? Do they make parts for the GS300? What's the web address?

 

HKS is one the priemer High Performance Tuner/Manufactuers for Turbo and Import vehicles.

For the GS300/400/430 here are some of the parts that they offer

Hiper Exhaust
Bolt-On dual rear section exhaust system

Hiper Dampermax II
Full Coilover suspension kit and with Upper Pillowball mount

Super AFR
Fuel management computer

For Japanese Turbo Models:
Every thing from Intercooler kits to Engine managements and Turbo upgrade kits.

www.hksusa.com and www.hks-power.com

Will