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Ralco UnderDrive Pulley Reviewed.

9.5K views 40 replies 19 participants last post by  FoXD!e  
#1 ·
Finally got this mod done; and I thought I'd make a video about it.
I know I repeat somethings a bit in the vid, but the different sections weren't made in the same order as they play in the video.
Go ahead and let me know if I made any mistakes on the technical details.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLqCsy4LQuo

This mod is worth every cent!
If you are debating on getting it, just F@#king do it!
 
#7 ·
Lol, I suppose I could show you the pic I took while the car was on the lift at Bob & Steve's. Yeah I payed to have it installed:rolleye2: Although it didn't look that hard, assuming you have Air-Tools and a lift. I do kinda like having the security of having them do it, and if they F' anything up, I can just say "you better replace that sh!t".
The Pulley came with directions, do you think they even looked at them? Hellz no, must be an ego thing.
Oh BTW, you will need a new belt (the Gates one is recommended by Ralco, and it cost me $40 at O'Riely).
 
#5 ·
wowo ur car still new... lol I like the part when you peel out. I am getting some tools and getting ready to put my set in. Woot Woot. I heard it is a big different for teh i4 since we have 3 pullies in the kit vs v6 1 crank pulley.
 
#9 ·
Cool, good luck with that.
You must have the Crank + 2 other pulleys (Power Steering & AC?).
Watch out when you remove the stock Crank pulley, the little "Key" thing falls out; I heard mine fall to the shop floor as the guy was working on it. Lol, thing must of been hot as hell because I could see heat distortion of the air above it; that and the fact he spent 40 seconds blowing it off with air.
 
#17 ·
I have the i4 and there were three pulleys. I forgot which ones. But the gains are very noticeable. You give it about a week...

I had these installed only less than a month but the car felt like a v6 bc it ran smoother and the RPM's ran up faster and smoother lol.

Only thing is, the shop i paid $200 to install were full of **** because they used a honda instruction manual for installing stock pulleys instead of the instructions i provided them with for the ralco pulleys. other than that, noone has had problems.
 
#24 ·
Yeah not only did they rip me off, they made me pay to get the car fixed after the pulleys ****ed up my alternator bearings. I ended up losing 1k. I had to pay to get stock pulleys reinstalled and a new alternator. I tried suing the shop but lost.

Suffice to say i will never go back to the shop and i will stop anyone i know from making the same mistake. Karma will be a ***** when he gets it one day.
 
#22 ·
Great video H-B! I really like your commentary on it. Glad you're happy with it. I went with the UR underdrive and me and my right foot are loving it!!!
 
#28 ·
mike to answer ur question, it's torqued to factory specs. one of the pulleys is different though. whatever they don't tell u, it's gonna be factory. just remember to coat it with anti-siege. bc the shop that installed mine didn't.

it really makes me wonder how i didn't win the case when i had hard evidence. i was trying to tell the judge that the shop used the wrong instructions for the parts so it's only right that i blame them for the things that went wrong.