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Originally Posted by puma
this may be a dumb question but how hard is it to swap the pulley for someone who would want to switch from a low to a high boost on a couple of occasion during the year? I have not even seen a kit in person so i don't know what kind of work is involved.
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I can outline the steps for you.
- Let the car cool down
- Break loose the 6 hex bolts that secure the pulley onto the supercharger
- Release the tension on the serpentine belt. I usually push down the factory tensioner, and then pull the belt out from around the alternator. You can then release the factory tensioner and the belt will be slack
- Take out all 6 hex bolts from the pulley
- Swap pulleys
- Apply a dab of red locktite to the hex bolts and re-insert them to secure the pulley to the supercharger. Hand tighten loosely.
- Press down on the factory tensioner, and re-install belt. Release tensioner. Verify that the belt is properly routed. *double check belt to make sure it is properly routed
- Torque down the 6 hex bolts to spec.
Note: the belt provides all the support/traction you need to break loose and tighten the bolts attaching the pulley to the supercharger.
On a cold car, I can do this in under 5 minutes total.