Got any info on the pulleys.
I'm guessing the heat is causing that chipping of the belt. Hopefully it won't happen again. I have never had that happen on my cars.
Rick at Metco was awesome. Answered all my questions and concerns. There is another pulley "manufacture" that many have used as well but according to Rick, "The fact that the XXX versions of these pulleys look just like ours is because XXX copied our design. We have no affiliation with XXX, whatsoever, and after seeing ‘their’ pulleys, I question their business practices."
I guess that's what patents on inventions are for. Keeps your competition honest.
I'm hoping the heat /friction will be less than the heavy OEM pulleys that take considerably more effort to spin. Not sure when they get up to operating temp if that changes. Plus I like the idea of having better dual, higher rpm bearings.
I added an additional idler pulley to replace all 3 pulleys for the blower belt. The only reason they don't offer a kit with all 3 is because they have yet to remove the lower idler to verify fitment. I'll be sending him pics to verify fitment. Others have used the same idler for both locations so it "should" be fine.
Anyone have the torque specs on these pulleys? I'm thinking 21-22 ftlbs. I remember seeing or hearing that on some of the vids but I'm not 100% sure.
https://www.metcomotorsports.com/proddetail.asp?prod=HCKIT