Originally Posted by tttosrt6
Also a more technical question. Other accesories on the belt are going to spin a lot faster due to a bigger pulley, does it affect the water pump or the alternator in any way?... I know they were spining very fast when the engine was at 5100 rpms with the stock 155mm, what about after the pulley swap to 185mm with the engine at 5100 rpms? the increase is exponential, so I am not asking for numbers just an opinion on my concern.
Thank You.
Yes, the accessories will be spinning faster because of the larger pulley.
As far as I know, there are no issues. I have been running a 185mm on my C32 for 6 months with no issues. Other guys have ran the 178mm pulley for 70k + miles.