supercharger pulley size

[imtweakinit]

whats the limit even exceding a little for a pulley size for a 2000 solara i ordered a 6.5 lb pulley from pulleyboys but i am returning it because i dont think the motor will handle it or will it ? i think im gonna get the 6lb pulley instead. how bought some info from some people who have been through this the motor has 80,000 and is running the 4 lb pulley with no problems at all, would like to go to 6 lb pulley

[JoeB]

Well I just typed up a nice long informative post about this but got logged out and the post didn't make it and I don't feel like retyping it. Basically it said, in the absense of a GOOD answer and experience from others, I tried this and found problems after 6psi. The cheap cast piston ring lands will not hold up. I went to 7 and eventually 8psi only with water/methanol injection to supress knock and still managed to damage every piston.

Trust me, don't go past 6 on stock internals and only go to 6psi carefully. Some pics of the aftermath on my CarDomain site. -JoeB

[imtweakinit]

the owner before me ran a 6lb pulley on it ,wortown

[WortownSolara]

Honestly man i wouldnt go back up to the 6lb. Unless your ready to spend some money on a new 1mz, did you get a compression check done yet???

[imtweakinit]

hey stranger listen i bought the car as is but got it cheap did you trade it in and what is it that your driving now and no i didnt do a compression chck yet but but what the hell if it doesnt make it faster it will make it stonger im gonna be in the process of building a spare motor so im just gonna use this one for what its worth but in all reality did somthing happen to you while running the 6lb or did it run ok because its lovin the 4lb pulley

[imtweakinit]

also joe b i would like to get some info on where is the best spot to order parts from and what do you think i should go with im gonna stay supercharged

[WortownSolara]

no man my car got repoed...................

[imtweakinit]

ouch sorry to hear that no wonder why you dont wanna talk about it

[imtweakinit]

do you have any parts that you took out besides the stock rims

[JoeB]

I answered your post on SolaraGuy about this. This isn't like other applications where you can buy the kit from 1 place. If all you are talking about is 6psi, you can get away with bolt-ons. Trust me, an engine build will be very expensive done right. I would take that advice and check the compression before you start anything. The ring lands on these cheap cast pistons can't take much. -JoeB

[WortownSolara]

in a professional opinion, i dont beleive cylinder 3 is doing so well...........
Just so you know, im just really glad that you got the car cheap. It just sucks i just had court to fight the bank about my parts that were on the car. Im still paying for the car your driving.......................now you may understand why ive been a little passive about contacting you.

[imtweakinit]

i understand but i didnt buy it to make you mad or angry i drove by a car lot and saw it sittin then and said i gotta get that car the first day i went there it was mint the next day the rear rim the one thats cracked was rubbed against a curb then a dent in the door i told the salesman to sell me the car before it got any worse but i will cherish the car im not some one who is gonna beat the piss out of it i just want it have a little more hammer than it did when i first got it i cleaned the air cleaner (oh my god it was clogged) hooked up the retard box again and the tach.(it didnt work)also put the 6lb pulley on it the cooling fans also didnt work and that actually help in getting it cheaper because they couldnt figure why it was overheating it had no spare no rug in the trunk if you go here he posted it on ebay to sell it
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