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24th October 2002 - 11:08 PM
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Does anyone know much about gilmer drives? I know what they are, etc.. but need some more info in detail.. eg: advantages/disadvantages price legalities anything else I should know Cheers, Brian. |
BoostedS15
Post #4
Yeah I think I know what u mean? I've heard them called 'gear driven' ?? I think they are kinda like a BOV, in terms of performance, I.E. that they sound trick and do very little for real performance. |
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Hoon
Post #7
Ok, I'll tell you what I know. |
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TRX910
Post #8
I wouldn't think it would be that much more expensive.. altho, paying for labour can be on the costly side |
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Hoon
Post #9
I think you'll find that the rubber belts will wear out much faster than your gilmer setup. Also, I think you'll find that the pulleys come standard surgical stainless steel, and you can then anodise them or whatever. And yes, the tighter you make it, the louder it is, and the more wear on the belt. |
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OXY-351
Post #10
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Hoon
Post #11
Yea, without the belt driven fans it LOOKS better! |
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TRX910
Post #12
[quote]You only have 3 points of contact on your engine? Where's the water pump? Or is that part of the fan assembly? <snip> |
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blown13b
Post #14
hmmm sounds pretty expensive for a differnt belt set up i cant see one way they can give you extra power either but i might be wrong, anyway my belt slips when it hits boost but you can go a double pully (heaps cheaper,well for me anyway) i think it would cost me about 40bucks to make it double. but screw it all i recon i hate the sound i think its just a wanna be supercharged sound. better things to waste money on pffft 500bucks i could get another 25hp with that!!! |
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Hoon
Post #18
I'd say if you kept to regular sizes as much as possible, you wouldn't have any problems at all on the effects. Notice on Chev's donk, he's got the water pump going harder, well that would just make a massive whirlpool, and the water wouldn't flow as much. Water flowing is the key to keeping the car cool, constant flow. |
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TRX910
Post #25
It was in AutoPro in Strathpine.. unfortunately they went out of buisness and had to close down |
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