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**moebius** · 8-24-07, 18:36

Since the F2/F2T is not a balanced engine, the pulley on the engine needs to be damped. A damped pulley is more tolerant of imperfect balance. Not only that, but it really helps to smooth out the engine vibrations.

Getting an undamped pulley, e.g. a solid billet aluminum pulley, is a bad idea.

But then again, damped and lightweight are kinda sorta, mutually exclusive, you tend to have to add "expensive" to the mix, to make it happen - see Fluidampr® Harmonic Dampers Made in U.S.A. for gas and diesel engines for more information. Same goes for an underdrive pulley.

Seriously, a lightweight, undamped pulley is just bling.

IF it were a *real* lightweight and *damped* pulley, for $70, shoot, even, $90, I'd buy it.

But it isn't.
There you go.

8-24-07, 18:36	#46 (permalink)
moebius Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Vancouver, WA, USA Age: 30 iTrader: (2)	Since the F2/F2T is not a balanced engine, the pulley on the engine needs to be damped. A damped pulley is more tolerant of imperfect balance. Not only that, but it really helps to smooth out the engine vibrations. Getting an undamped pulley, e.g. a solid billet aluminum pulley, is a bad idea. But then again, damped and lightweight are kinda sorta, mutually exclusive, you tend to have to add "expensive" to the mix, to make it happen - see Fluidampr® Harmonic Dampers Made in U.S.A. for gas and diesel engines for more information. Same goes for an underdrive pulley. Seriously, a lightweight, undamped pulley is just bling. IF it were a real lightweight and damped pulley, for $70, shoot, even, $90, I'd buy it. But it isn't. There you go.
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