Re: 181 pulley responsible for belt rib cutting problem
Where to begin.... I have had the 181 on my SRT for six months. Other then the water pump pulley having to be replaced after it disintegrated due to being to thin or not strong enough, I have not had any problems . It was put on by a MB mechanic. He had warned me about the WP pulley when he first put it on.
Today, I finally got around to having the 2nd pulley put on my daughter's SRT. These pullies were purchased at the same time and were from the first group from LET.
As noted in the photo I posted earlier, this 2nd pulley was compared to my OEM pulley and shows the same offset senario as Tighes. I spoke to the MB mechanic and he did not believe that this difference would cause a problem as I had not experienced any problem with my SRT. The super charger dilema I had was heat oriented and not directly related to the 181 pulley. Unless you run the car on a race track w/o enough cool down time. Not the pulley's fault.
Anyways, I went over to the mechanics before they had started putting on the 181. It was a tight tight fit. He got the CP lined up tapped it with a hammer and then put in the bolt and tighten it on. I had a new longer gator belt that was put on also. That made the mechanics job much easier. He did comment that the tension pulley had a bit of extra play that he thought a potential problem.
Driving home I experienced that extra low end torque that is just awesome. Ashey just called (she has my SRT at school (Nova SE College) to tell me how much faster my SRT is then her's. I informed her that I thought her's was now quicker than mine. We will see Saturday when the SRT's are put on the Dyno and retuned by Jerry at LET.
The mechanic took another customer for a 10 minute drive and I think the guy wet his pants. This guy has a 71 Chevelle with a 454 bored ect ect w/ nos and thought/thinks his Chevy is hot to trot. He was very impressed.
Sorry for the rambling.