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I'm interested but $300 is too much. We should definitely look into getting one made at a machine shop.

^^ From counting on the members that had replied to the post. We have 8 that are interested..It would be great if we could get this make for less.

yeah keep the interest coming, maybe they would be willing to come down on the price if we had enough people...

For some reason I think I paid 260 for mine but I could be wrong but here she is

^ feel any difference when you put it on?

rpms go up/down faster, etc?

It revs up quicker than before and helped the low end. I would rather put the money to a CPE but if this was a last chance kinda deal I would grab it.

anything on this yet?

Honestly if it's gonna be $300, count me out.

I say we find a machine shop that can make them, if anyone has the specs, I cold talk to my brother who has had contacts in a machine shop, and see if they can manufacture them.

Im going to assume its the same size as the stock one, just lighter... Gonna go to a junkyard and see if I can pick one out. I was also looking at probably making a smaller pulley for the alternator, I found a spot that can take our stock alternators and have them crank out 140 amps on stock pulley. Highlander alternators go for almost $300, and the shop can do the upgrade for like $120... yeah, Imma do that too, but if I can find a smaller pulley, there's a potential increase of 10-20% of the amps.

So, obviously, if I find a shop to man the alternator pulley, I would ask if they could make the crank pulley.

If not, we're stuck to the URD units, which from what I gather are excellent, but I dunno about $300 for just a pulley... but hey, they charge that for the trucks though: http://www.urdusa.com/index.php?cPath=1 ... 3err08adr7

my 2 pennies.

id be in for this, but not for 300!

sydemoid wrote:I say we find a machine shop that can make them, if anyone has the specs, I cold talk to my brother who has had contacts in a machine shop, and see if they can manufacture them.

Im going to assume its the same size as the stock one, just lighter... Gonna go to a junkyard and see if I can pick one out. I was also looking at probably making a smaller pulley for the alternator, I found a spot that can take our stock alternators and have them crank out 140 amps on stock pulley. Highlander alternators go for almost $300, and the shop can do the upgrade for like $120... yeah, Imma do that too, but if I can find a smaller pulley, there's a potential increase of 10-20% of the amps.

So, obviously, if I find a shop to man the alternator pulley, I would ask if they could make the crank pulley.

If not, we're stuck to the URD units, which from what I gather are excellent, but I dunno about $300 for just a pulley... but hey, they charge that for the trucks though: http://www.urdusa.com/index.php?cPath=1 ... 3err08adr7

my 2 pennies.

Sounds like a plan, but it needs to be:

1. Aircraft grade 6061 T-6 aluminum billet.
2. CNC machined to .001" tolerances.
3. Bolt holes for the OEM crankshaft holding tool and puller.
4. Substantial weight reduction 2 lbs 10 oz down from 10 lbs stock.
5. Stock belt drive diameters.

Those three that are bolded are the most important things.

^^ If somebody can get a quote from a machine shop to make like 15 or so of these with the qualifications SleeperSolara said, i'm still interested.

O and dont worry Damon, i wont flake last minute like some people.


If u can get this going for a reasonable price as stated, im game.

Stock for the solara is about 5 lbs and URD is about 1 lb

Yeah i like bold those main keys points, or else makin' a "lightweight" underdrive pulley not like how URD makes them would be worthless.