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Old Jan 7, 2011 | 11:31 PM
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My Harmonic Balancer crashed. I knew it was getting bad but was trying to wait until I did the Heads and Cam. Where can I get the best deal on a quality Under drive pulley?
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Old Jan 8, 2011 | 10:33 AM
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First decide which one you want SLP, Powerbond etc.. then do some searches. When I replaced mine I liked the Powerbond and found that Texas Speed was the least expensive of the vendors, at the time I think it was in the $225 range with a belt.
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Old Jan 8, 2011 | 10:37 AM
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Leave the one from Summitt alone. I shreded that one in 4 months
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Old Jan 8, 2011 | 12:35 PM
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Leave the one from Summitt alone. I shreded that one in 4 months
Wow. How did you "shred" a balancer?
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Old Jan 8, 2011 | 12:48 PM
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i have the slp powerbond... i will be selling it soon if interested please pm me i am puting a 0ver drive balancer on the car for the blower etc.
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Old Jan 8, 2011 | 12:58 PM
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Wow. How did you "shred" a balancer?
you spin it off the center hub
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Old Jan 8, 2011 | 12:58 PM
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I bought the cheap ebay one for $70 and got what I paid for. Less than 7,000 miles.


Now I have an SLP underdrive pulley.





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Old Jan 8, 2011 | 02:25 PM
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Check out the powerbond @ Oreillys...it's a good deal and most have had great luck with it.
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Mine didn't shred but it isn't looking good wobbling around. I like to here otheres experience. I will check out the Powerbond, SLP and others.
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Old Jan 8, 2011 | 03:53 PM
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budget oriented decision IMO
If you want the best you go with ATI but it will cost twice as much as the PB.
Some will agree some will say you dont need to spend the money. Do some research to see which meets your needs best.
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