Fluidampr Crank Pulleys-One Month Away!

[dsm_illicious]

I received an e-mail today from a rep at Horschel/Fluidampr and they informed me that their version of the 4G63-T crank pulley/dampener is under production and will be available in about 4 weeks! I'm thinking of picking this unit up....anybody have any advice if it's worth it over the stock crank pulley? I learned enough about non-dampened pulleys to stay away (thanks everyone for the feedback). I just removed my b-shafts and I'd love to shave some more rotational weight of the crank for some power. Again, any thoughts?

 

[matt97gst]

Depends on the price.

 

[SethA]

I have been waiting for fluidampr to make pulleys for us for a while. I wonder if the 4 weeks is real? It seems like they have been developing them for longer than I can remember. If they do finally release them I will probably get one.

Seth

 

[dsm_illicious]

Here's the message I received:

xxx, thanks for checking back. The 4G63 is now in manufacturing and
should be available in about 4 weeks.

Fred Roland
Fluidampr / Horschel Motorsports / Vibratech TVD
716-592-1000


-----Original Message-----
From: xxx
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 10:34 PM
To: Fred Roland
Subject: Crank Pulley For 4G63-T/Eclipse Turbo

Hi,

I received an e-mail from Dan O. about 2 months ago
saying to check back since you guys were working on a
crank pulley/dampener for the Mitsubishi Eclipse Turbo
engine. Is there a product available yet? What's the
time frame (if any).

Thanks,
xxx

 

[Defiant]

I'd love to shave some more rotational weight of the crank for some power.

That .0003 horsepower should do the trick. Your power gain's not from the rotational mass, but from under-driving the accessories. Which might pull you another 5HP. Maybe. Reduced rotational mass goes to RPM spin-up, but again, is trivial in harmonic balancer mass.

Still, without HOW MUCH THEY COST, this thread's not much more than tickle-dick.

 

[Mike1992]

If this is gonna be an underdrive dampened pully I'm up for getting one if they arent to overly expensive.

 

[dsm_illicious]

I'm not sure of the pricing, I never even heard of this company/brand until about a month ago, I imagine they'll be pricey though.

 

[matt97gst]

My guess is somewhere in the range of $340-400.

 

[dsm_illicious]

Not bad. An Unorthodox UDP is about $200, so about double? Hey, if it gives a bit of power and boosts reliability, it may be worth it. Let's hope they give some dyno charts or something.

 

[99gst_racer]

E-mail them and see if they have a part number available yet.....
If a part number is available, then so will be pricing.....