Originally Posted by cruzinquick
While this is true you have three letters that make all the difference. C32 and not a SRT6. Weight and cold air intake limits are the two major disadvantages the C32 has. So not apples to apples sorry. Regardless whatever pulley you choose, get a datalogger and closely monitor your AFR's. Talk to Jturkel either on here or MBworld.org and get good info straight from the man who has tried it all. Always comes down to money and it's not how much you want to save. Do it right the first time. Good luck.
yup. weight kills us and we need a better intake setup without a doubt. none of the setups are really sufficient enough for the C, and it makes it more difficult that we have no space near the grill where the srt6 guys can put their intake and we don't have the clearance near the firewall (without cutting into it) to make something work out (i still might do that if i can figure something out, but we'll see)
yup....i've tried almost every setup: code3, code3 belt wrap, evosport 178, and 185. all different.
to testnight or anyone else. i agree with evan in saying that it is definitely important get a datalogger and wideband to monitor A/Fs. i like watching my IATs too.
as far as one pulley versus another, i never dynod with the code 3 or the 178, but have with the 185. i have never run the 1/4 with the 185 but have with the code3 with beltwrap. i have also run the 1/4 with the 178 but that was years ago in my rookie days before i realized my car was very slow b/c of a choked up intake (disgustingly black filters, i can't begin to explain how bad).
hopefully i'll report back soon with my results in the next week or so with the 185 at the track. just gotta get my needswings pulley saver kit on first. sounds like my upper and middle idler bearings are going out (not sure which one, but might as well replace both with the NW kit, right?)....and gonna get a new s/c bearing while i'm at it just in case
...well written evan