1st Gen R53 Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: Another pulley question

Yeah, I've read that the GP is better, but for $300, the Forge unit is hard to beat and should perform a bit better than the standard IC I'd imagine. I've also been researching some meth injection as well, any suggestions on a decent system around the $500 range?

 

The meth does cool better than an IC, but wouldn't using a "better " work IC further help cool the intake air temperature? I watched a video on YouTube of a meth system cooling from 270 degrees down to ~90 degrees which was around ambient Temps. Wouldn't starting lower help the meth system bring Temps below ambient? Living in Texas, ambient Temps during the summer is around 108 degrees so I figured any extra cooling would help.
Water/Methanol Injection Temperature Effects - MI…: [ame="http://youtu.be/hh670PwbAI8"]Water/Methanol Injection Temperature Effects - MINI Cooper S - YouTube[/ame]

 

Is it yours? I figured someone on here could identify it. [emoji6]

 

Thanks for pointing that out and hopefully the Forge unit pans out, if not, it'll be up for sale on ebay. [emoji6]

 

I guess hoping for cooperative weather was wishful thinking.

 

Mother Nature cooperated today and I was able to get a lot done, but Uncle Murphy and his law was fairly active. Regardless, new crank pulley,new crank seal, new idler pulley, new tensioner with delrin bushings and a WMW tensioner stop.

 

The problem isn't the bushings, it's the little tab that breaks off over time from the bushings being bad. The tensioner I just pulled off had the tab broken off so if the belt had broke, there is no doubt in my mind it would have hit the crank pulley.

 

Dave, I did it before I pulled it off the car to test "the myth". The stop came with in 3mm of the factory crank pulley. The ATI unit is larger in diameter than the factory so the chances of it hitting is eminent. If you think about the momentum of the assembly at the moment the belt brakes, it will overextend further than it would in a controlled environment. I appreciate your point of view, but the piece of mind I get from having it on there is worth the $20.