After sitting in the box last week, I finally had some time this week to install the 185mm pulley set I ordered from LET. They were screaming at me and I finally heeded their call.

I made the mistake of not reading through the install instructions because if I had, I would have noticed the idler pulley bushing was missing from the shipment. It turned out I didn't notice until I was doing the install but Erick at LET send me one express overnight so the install was over two evenings with me finishing up last night.

The install was simple - the difference being that the LET pulley is a two piece pulley and you bolt the hub onto the crank first and then mount the ring with 6 10-32 Allen bolts. I used a 1/2 breaker bar (and half a floor-jack handle for added leverage) with a buddy under the car pinning the flywheel. Busted right off and the new hub bolted right on - took about 10min. The stock belt fit just as advertised.

Not much to the job but it to give you a comparison - I could fit the stock pulley inside the 185 LET pulley - It's pretty massive.

I test drove today after work but kept it real mellow. As you may know; Erick's C32 (with headers installed) had a fuel delivery issue @ WOT and I am the Guinea pig for this size pulley on the SRT and don't want to expose the engine to possible lean conditions.

All I can say is WOW! Those of you who installed the ASP pulley (& Steve with the RennTech setup) can understand. I have a boost gauge installed and to give an example - With the stock pulley I could punch the throttle when traveling at 65MPH and go from vacuum to around 5-8 LB of boost - this evening I was reading 10-12 LB's And thats just barely jumping on it. If all goes well - this will make my SRT one bad actor on the street. I gave the belt a close inspection when I got home and found no damage or frying due to possible miss-alignment etc. No belt squeal.

This Saturday I have an appointment with a tuner in LA (The infamous Jesse at Gintani MotorWorks/SpeedInnovation) who will put my SRT on the Dyno and also do some Data Logging and really give me a feel for where this engine is at. Once I know I will not have a lean issue, and I get this bad-boy tuned-up, I will let it RIP and post all the dyno results.

Until then lets hope the 185mm pulley will not produce a WOT problem -- and-- LET can get his supplier issues ironed out and get more of these 185's out there for you SRT folks.

I'm glad I got mine!! - larger HE and pump are on the very near horizon.....

Until Saturday.......