I've finished installing the reduction pulley on the mini

"aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe" (emaxxbl) 09/05/2018 at 21:10 • Filed to: None

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My takeaway: The factory pulley is pressed on and is an absolute pain to get off, I was able to carefully (as in my dad did it) drill two holes in it diagonally and then cut across them so I could hammer it apart. I didn’t use one of those fancy pulley tools because 1. the cost and 2. that involves removing the right side engine mount and jacking the engine up. I was able to do everything by just removing the fender liner and the belt tensioner, but I’m also a bit of a contortionist. Also even if you use a pulley tool you’ll most likely damage the factory pulley so allow yourself enough time to finish the entire job because it took me about 7 work hours to do this. But it’s so worth the pain, every aspect of the car is turned up with this mod, the new low-end torque allows you to roll off the clutch without the gas, the once muted supercharger now sounds like a ‘ roided out squirrel is destroying his neighbors house with a chainsaw. Sure the torque steer is way worse and the supercharger is gonna heat-soak way easier now but none of that matters because the NOISE.

sony1492 > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 09/05/2018 at 21:16

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Supercharger whine is one of the best noises that has ever happened, you are making the world a bette r place.

Trunk Impaired 318 > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 09/05/2018 at 21:19

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I went with the 15% and was very pleased, the WHINE is fantastic and while the butt dyno doesn’t feel a huge difference the numbers on the speedo definitely increase faster.

The low end torque is hilarious, I can’t get the car to stall unless I’m on the brakes. It will just meander on its own sitting in first gear. 

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > sony1492 09/05/2018 at 21:35

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Agreed. I'll always take a supercharger whine over a turbo woosh

Cash Rewards > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 09/05/2018 at 21:53

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I remember test driving one back in 04 and thinking "I will own a car that sounds like this one day". Placed an order an got an 05 not too long later. Never did get around to a reduction pulley though. What's your exhaust plan? The stock one is idiotic.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > Cash Rewards 09/05/2018 at 21:58

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I’ll probably just do a one-ball mod

Cash Rewards > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 09/05/2018 at 22:14

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I always liked the sound of the alta, but nothing wrong with a one ball

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Cash Rewards 09/06/2018 at 00:49

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I’m thinking of the miltek. Expensive but then again I don't spend money on much else.

Cash Rewards > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 09/06/2018 at 09:08

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Milltek is also awesome, but yeah, a little pricey