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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 04:26 PM
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I run with the STOCK factory balancer and a FLIP-Ditty-Do-Dah-DRIVE (FLIP-DRIVE by Cartek-absoloutly awesome )

I am @ 14.4 PSI on a P1SC-1 with 701 RWHP and 582 RWTQ!

Thanks,Matt
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Originally Posted by madmatt9471
I run with the STOCK factory balancer and a FLIP-Ditty-Do-Dah-DRIVE (FLIP-DRIVE by Cartek-absoloutly awesome )

I am @ 14.4 PSI on a P1SC-1 with 701 RWHP and 582 RWTQ!

Thanks,Matt
Matt, that is good on 14psi and on a P1 UNIT.
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Matt, that is good on 14psi and on a P1 UNIT.
I know and it's like effortless too - I am gonna slap on my TI Mufflers when I get home from work tonight, and when it cools down some I am gonna get it re-dyno'd because it is still a little too "FAT" in the AFR dept.

Get that cleaned up and it should have couple more ponies - but it will just be a number, which is okay with me, but I will take it to the track and really see what it does

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Innovators West 8" (10% overdrive). It allows about 2 more psi without having to swap pulleys.
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Originally Posted by Jeff @ TPE
Innovators West 8" (10% overdrive). It allows about 2 more psi without having to swap pulleys.

I have an Innovator's West 8" 8-rib to help drive a weak little YSi.
Got it from Jeff.
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IW 8" to help spin my lil F1
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 11:32 PM
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IW 8" to help spin my lil F1
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We use the Innovator's West 8 incher...

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Stock for now. Going to go 8 rib as soon as the wallet lets me
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Innovator's West 10% for me too!
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I noticed the ZR1 can run a 8.5", has anybody considered running a custom 8.5"? Or would that just max out the centris early?
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Originally Posted by HotRod68Camaro
I noticed the ZR1 can run a 8.5", has anybody considered running a custom 8.5"? Or would that just max out the centris early?
The ZR1 balancer is a 10 rib and would require moving the power steering rack forward if it did fit the crank snot. There has been poeple on this forum that have made custom 10 rib set ups.

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Originally Posted by Brandon619
The ZR1 balancer is a 10 rib and would require moving the power steering rack forward if it did fit the crank snot. There has been poeple on this forum that have made custom 10 rib set ups.

Innovators here
Yea i understand that, maybe i need to clarify what i mean. Im not talking about taking a ZR1 pulley and using it on the C5. Im talking about just getting someone to make a custom 8 rib just in a larger 8.5" diameter, im wondering the pros/cons of it.
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Originally Posted by HotRod68Camaro
Yea i understand that, maybe i need to clarify what i mean. Im not talking about taking a ZR1 pulley and using it on the C5. Im talking about just getting someone to make a custom 8 rib just in a larger 8.5" diameter, im wondering the pros/cons of it.
I dont think you can run anything bigger than a 8" unless you went with a smaller water pump pulley, and Im not sure it that is possible, or a good idea. If I remember correctly, my 8" pulley is really close to the water pump pulley.

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