GMG Crank Pulley for the 2010+ S4 and S5 3.0 S/C'ed engines
The GMG crank pulley is made of high strength light weight alloy's. The reason for this is to introduce a slightly lighter overall crank pulley. The Harmonics of the stock pulley have been tested and stored into our data base. The frequency spectrum of the blower at all speeds has also been acquired, then through dynamic modeling and testing on a Spintron machine. We were then able to determine the ideal material choice for construction, damping media, and harmonic spectrum, for the desired operating range and environmental conditions of its intended use.
Fully engineered damping frequency of the GMG crank pulley will reduce the harmonics produced by the increase in blower speed. This is the most overlooked scenario when looking to increase blower speed to produce more boost. A solid blower pulley will transmit any and all changes of the blower harmonics to the crankshaft. The factory crank pulley is engineered to work at stock blower speeds and boost.
The GMG crank pulley has the increased blower speed and frequency changes, factored in to the design.
With the current trend of manufactures looking to keep profits high, The days of well over engineered components are long gone, Every manufacture now only builds their cars to deliver reliable performance when used in the "as delivered configuration" (Stock).
This makes it even more important to understand when engineering a performance product for today's performance cars.
As boost and blower speed increase, counter torque on the drive belt also increases (the force needed to drive blower) By increasing the diameter of the drive section of the crank, the force on the belt is decreased, there by reducing belt slippage, wear, and reducing the belt whip that is produced when sudden changes in engine speed occur :IE down shifting, wheel spin, exct...
we know this because the force needed to drive the blower at any given boost pressure and speed, will be the same regardless of what method is used to produce that speed and boost. Knowing this as the surface area decreases ( smaller blower drive ) the pressure on the belt has to increase, the opposite is true for increasing the crank drive of the blower, the pressure will go down because the surface are has gone up.
PSI = force / area (pounds / square inch) example 100 lbs of Force / 5 square inches = 20 psi, but if the area were to be increased to 10 square inches, (100 / 10) now PSI = 10, so the pressure on the belt ribs would go down.
Only the supercharger drive ratio is altered to achieve the max safe boost of blower, all other drive ratios are unaffected and driven by the inner drive ring of the crank pulley.
Ease of installation, because the crank pulley is bolted on to the pressed hub of the crank shaft, there is no need for a special tool or a puller. Also there is no need to heat or specially align any parts of the drive. There is also no evidence of tampering or modification to the engine as the GMG Crank pulley replaces the stock one exactly.


Price: MSRP 945.00
* Installation available at our facility

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