Doing my timing belt next week, is a lightweight crank pulley a good idea?

[TTaz02]

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[blackshine007]

I don't like underdriving my alternator or water pump pullies. The smaller the pulley, the slower the rest of the pullies are gonna spend which means the less effective they're gonna be. Unless the pulley was specificly engineered to help dampen the vibration from the rest of the other rotating items (a/c, p/s) then there's no point in buying it. You're not gonna gain any more power from it.

[Barefoot]

personally never been a fan

[greasemunkey]

make sure you get the right torque spec if you do

[green91]

Most cars crank pulleys double as a harmonic balancer meaning they help to dampen crank vibrations.. i dont know about the TT specifically but im not a huge fan of the pulleys and have noticed nearly NO performance gain on cars with them

[Hollowmon]

I wouldnt do it.

[TTaz02]

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[seanrg1116]

no they could cause engine to eat up bearings.

my :2cents:

[integra82786]

yep, on hondas i've really only seen the purpose of a light weight pully if you were going to remove the a/c and power steering systems. I don't know much about Audi's, or any other make for that matter, but can you even remove those systems without ****ing something up on a TT? All and all I'd say not worth it.