I know of only one company working on the upper pulley issue! I'm sorry but I can't steal their thunder. I'm sure they will let the cat out of the bag soon!
Tim
Tim
GT500 Blower pulley
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F8LBITEva said:
NOPE! They put a sensor so close to the lower pulley that there is no room for a larger pulley.
People have been replacing the snouts on the Ford GT to swap a smaller pulley, that is probably what will have to be done here.
That would be Metco. (They have a 2.7 and 2.8 already. I estimated the boost increase for those somewhere on here. It wasn't huge. I'll see if I can find the thread.)LR 01 Cobra said:
Actualy snout size isn't an issue, ask any GM guy who owns a GTP or any other car with a Supercharged 3.8. You just go and get part of the snout machines down around the outside edge, I had to do it on mine to swap the pulley. and everything is honkey dorey for me.
Cobra Jet 429 said:
LOL! Let me know how that turn out! Because the bearing is in the end of the snout, and if you turn it down, it will be way to weak to support the bearing, due to the belt tension. It will break with time. my 2 cents!
Tim
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LR 01 Cobra said:
How much money you think ford spent trying to figure out a way to make sure you could not do an easy pulley change or so it could be detected if you did try too?
Think they added that research into the over inflated price? Knowing ford they prolly spent a few million.
how much money do you think it costs to change the gear ratios in the blower, or thicken up the snout? its not like it took a NASA scientist to figure out how to make the pulley harder to swap.
earl lee said:
I don't know how much they spent, but I do know that the fact that the upper and lower are much harder to swap is not just luck on Fords part!
It was designed that way.
Tim
Ryan02Stang said:
Doug > Jesus, when it comes to pulleys :beer:
why not just add a kenny bell and save the old gaskets or something if you blow something just put the old supercharger back on. Glad i work for a large dealership and dont have to worry bout that unless the adjuster comes out
obrien
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yeah the msrp is 42k but you are forgetting that the dealers are putting in a serious mark up. Walker Ford here in St. Pete is adding 15k to their cars.ON D BIT said:
obrien said:
Actually, I think MSRP is about 40.5k for a coupe, but the unavoidable GG tax and destination charges push the base MSRP to around 44.5k w/ no interior or stereo upgrades.
What some people forget is the 03 04 is so popular because of how cheap and easy it is to get more HP.
Of course the GT500 parts can be changed , I could change my piston size also, but how much will it cost?
Of course the GT500 parts can be changed , I could change my piston size also, but how much will it cost?
cobra12003 said:
It will still be inexpensive to modify, A smaller snout with all the pullies will probably only be 5-800 bucks(purely speculation). Not a big deal in todays mod scene for sure. Instead of a set of fr500 rims, the gt500 guys will be buying blower snouts and pullies. The other upgrades will be the same prices.
obrien said:
cost, or what the dealer pays for one. :read: i for one would rather give the extra money to charity rather than the dealerships. ford is selling the gt500 to the dealerships for a little under 36k.
oke: if you want to give your extra cash to the dealership go ahead(i would not fault you) but just because one does it does not mean the gt500 cost 60k. a gm friend told me someone wrote a check for 150k for thier first gt500. even so the gt500 does not cost $150k. :bash:
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