My underdrive pulley install story

I received my underdrive pulleys and timing adjuster from Steeda last week and this weekend I started the install process.... should only take a couple horse I told myself! Everything was going great until I started installing the new crank pulley. Steeda supplies a new longer bolt to assist with the first 2/3 of the install of the crank pulley, and then you are suppose to remove the new bolt and continue installing the pulley with the OEM bolt. So when I started to back out the new bolt it locked up... I think my heart skipped a few beats as thoughts of replacing my crank shaft flashed before my eyes. I was stuck, the new bolt was not moving. I called around and no one seemed willing to accept the task of removing the bolt... finally a local machine auto shop hooked me up. They had to force the new bolt out and rethread the crank... wheew, what a relief. It cost me $200 for the labor, but well worth not having to replace the crank. The mechanic noted the quality of the Steeda supplied bolt was not top quality and may have contributed to the cross threads. I was very cautious during the install not to seat the bolt all the way and it was installing without any excess stress, so I'm not sure what went wrong. I haven't called Steeda, because I can't be sure it's there fault. A very frustrating day.

At least the day ended on a good note. I got my underdrive pulleys and timing adjuster installed and a notable difference in HP.

Question for the group. I have the timing adjuster set at 12 degrees. At

13 the engine light comes on and the idle is terrible. Is 12 my max or would adding higher octane gas solve this. I run 91 octane now, I haven't been able to find higher pump gas then that in San Diego.

I'm off to the SCCA SOLO II race this weekend, I'll let you all know how the new add on's help.

Brad

2003 GT V8MEDCN
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Brad
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NEVER install anything but verified top quality bolts and ALWAYS use a torque wrench. I can't tell you how many people try to get away with cheap hardware only to cost them BIG TIME (ruined parts cost many times the price of the very best bolts).

Call Steeda and give them hell. A quality bolt would not have done that.

LJH

95GT

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Larry Hepinstall

Theres a place on mollison in El Cajon (go right when ya exit the freeway and its right there) that sells racing gas from the pumps I've been told, the downside is it costs about 4-4.50 a gallon and that price was before the big cost hike. I think mainly the crotch rocket crew buys it but its out there.

Gumby619

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Gumby619

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