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We should be fine here. We'll get some wind, but by the time it gets up towards Maryland it'll further out towards the coastline and away from my area. I'll bring my two folding chairs in from my balcony. They are cheap, but I'd miss them sorely!

I'm very excited about this though. Definitely looking for something to spice up my 6-speed automatic life and this should be my ticket.

 

 

modding the tc is much different than modding my truck, and i never got too deep into it

will the pully help out with auto as much as on the manual? im trying to get what i can out of this little car without having to turbo. wishing trd made a supercharger this time around, but out of better materiels than the last gen tc one from what ive heard

 

It should. It basically makes it much easier for the engine to turn the components that are attached to the main belt assembly. This won't give you any gains on a dyno, but will effectively free up around 7-10 hp according to NST. It should give you better throttle response and the engine should be able to accelerate through the RPMs quicker and easier.

 

why is this taking so long...i've been waiting since the start of 11 and its almost september, i would like to have this before the summer ends

 

I would like an update as well. I used the pulley on my xD, and love it. Would love it for the tC.

 

i think theres a couple of you that wanted an update on this? im not sure, but if you do heres your update.

i have the crank pulley prototype on my automatic and it is awesome!!

any questions just ask. i can answer most of them.

 

Okay, when the hell are they releasing it to the rest of us peons???!!!

 

lol. they will start a group buy sometime maybe next week. and the product should be out late fall/early winter

 

here's a question...

instead of waiting for the release, can u just uninstall ur prototype and send it to me so i can have it?

thanks pal!

real question...
how's the install?

 

yea sure! ill get right on it lol

install..i have no idea. i didnt see them actually do anything. but i know it did take them about an hour to install.

 

I wanna know how it feels and drives!!! I'm a fellow auto driver and I am really hoping this gives us some nice pep!

Tell us more!

 

the drive is greatly improved and you can really feel it mostly at highway speeds (55-70). adds more throttle response which is a plus for all of our tc and makes the rpms shoot up alot quicker when punching the throttle down. ive never had a a pulley on any of my cars before, and after getting this. im adding one from here on out! and this is just one pulley. mike from nst said if we get alot of people buying this pulley then there could be a possible chance for another one. it is not promised because the other pulleys are pretty much useless (cant tell much of any gains) or they are a pain to install. so everybody buy one so i can get another free pulley!!!!
and if anyone else on here is a member of another forum. please pass the info

here are some dyno runs we did with stock vs pulley

time sheet


whp



torque



couple photos and videos that were taken the day of install/dyno

stock: http://s1229.photobucket.com/albums/...t=IMG_0574.mp4

pulley: http://s1229.photobucket.com/albums/...t=IMG_0578.mp4



this is of the prototype pulley. the finished product will look like the ones off there website in 3 colors. purple/red/black

 

So jealous I wasn't close enough to get in on the testing!!!

And 15 ft lbs of torque is impressive. Can't wait to get a finished product!

 

Looks like I got something else to add to wish list, lol.

 

how much is the group buy going to be around? and it will be for a set (all 4)?

i'm def interested...prob black though

 

Yeah, holy torque! I am excited. Thanks for all the info, man!

The only thing right now that would make me more excited would be if I could get my power restored following that hurricane sigh. Scionlife mobile will have to do for now.

 

Well put it on the wish list and get in on the group buy. The sooner the better.

It is only the crank pulley. Reason why. The other pulley either don't show much gains. Or is basically impossible for the below average mechanic to install. But if we can get a ton of people to get in on this group buy. Then there could be a possibility of a second pulley. But that's it.
Group buy you'll be able to choose between the 3 colors and prices between 115-130 with free shipping.

And lilsteve I hope everythings fine up north and y'all get your power back on soon. Goodluck!

 

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Thanks! We'll make it man

Also that price point looks very attractive.

 

NST isn't making all 4 pulleys for the tC2. They're only making the main crank pulley. Mike said the others are just too much of a pain to replace.

And I'd guess the price would be similar to the tC1, about $120