http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMS3WR7PBTk

Does it look alright?

 

This video is private.
Sorry about that.

 

Sry, sorted now

 

looks fine. call rob and order the c3 pulley saver kit and get rid of the oem idler pulleys . they are junk and you get bbetter belt wrap

 

Thanks Ahh okay, how much are they?

 

needswing.com i think 170$

 

I got my pulley saver kit but haven't put it on yet. Just call Rob and see what he'll sell it to you for. The $170 price was years ago, so it will cost more than that now. I knew you'd get that pulley on before Spring!

 

yep. mine was the first c3 setup so i have had it for a while. 219$ plus shipping

 

I have not really pushed it to the floor due to ice but I cannot really hear a whining noise like I hear on all drag videos. Is that sound enhanced by a DCAI or?

 

Yes, the CAI is what brings out that SC whine.

 

Here's a pic. of the PSK & the new EC pulley. Pulley Saver Kit Waldig/NeedsWings

 

you can do your own pulley wrap for about $38 mine works perfect with the smaller sc pulley....

 

I used a NAPA part #T42194 as the smooth pulley to take the place of the stock SC idler and moved the stock pulley down to the hole just above the alternator using a m10 x 3 1/2" bolt with a locking nut and washer. The belt goes over the stock relocated pulley and under the new NAPA pulley and wraps the sc pulley more than 3/4 of the way around.

 

Is it really needed to have one? I asked ppl at EC and it was not.

 

I had an issue with the pulley slipping so this fixed that issue.

 

how do you experience a slippage problem? Is it that you push the throttle and nothing happens? Like reving in neutral? Just so I know what to look for when it or if it happens..

 

belt slippage shows itself as black dust around the belt area. for the homemade kit did you use a larger belt? adding the extra pulley and keeping the oem pulley and belt will pull the tensioner to its limit. might want to check. without the tensioner having enough play it puts added stress on the pulleys and the oem idler pulleys are crap to start. an added benefit to the n/w pulley saver lit is the idler pulleys and belt can be found at napa for cheap

 

The belt is stock and the engine has 8,736 miles so the same for the belt. It is not strreched out and the tensioner is about 5/8 through its travel. Not maxxed out. This was just a solution I came up with not something anyone else has to try......Just my way of devising a solution to belt slippage. The T42194 smooth pulley works perfect for this for me.

 

not knocking your setup at all. a suggestion is replace the oem idler you moved with a 90 mm napa pulley. go to 100 mm if you cant find the 90. the oem tiny pulley sucks eggs and i replaced 3 within a yr.

 

Bad bearings? I don't have enough miles on the new engine transplant to know the draw backs for the stock sc pulley but if the bearings are a bad design then I may want to go with a diff pulley. I am sure something out there is similar.