Originally Posted by oledoc2u

Yes.....to all those questions..... there is an advantage to a crank over a pulley on HP, but very little and you spin the other pulleys faster as well unless you do a kit re-sizing the other pulleys as well. Yes there is a saving on weight but very little. Advantage is you don't spin the other pulleys faster. Cost is about the same. EC had failures early on with the pulleys....