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Old 06-27-2006   #1 (permalink)
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Default Pulley Kit

I fitted the ASP pulley and LinH's MAF relocation kit. etc to my pre2000 SLK230

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Due that I don't have a 230 or even a 320....does the pulley kit actually make a large difference in your cars????
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Due that I don't have a 230 or even a 320....does the pulley kit actually make a large difference in your cars????

remember that the 230 is a 4 cylinder supercharged engine, so a pulley kit on the 230 is like adding a pulley kit on the 32'..... it increases Boost levels. So a 25-40HP gain is easily obtained. On the V6 320, when adding a pulley kit (i have it...evosport) all you are doing is "underdriving" the crank pulley, alternator & waterpump).... it shows 10hp gain in the dyno in the REALLY low rpms.... (1-3K), so is the kind of power gain that will make a little difference & after that you just get used it...
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How hard was it to do the upgrade from ASP? any additional costs besides what you get directly from them in the kit? I think the website said about $650 for the kit right?
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how many differnt kits are there?
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Default Can't find any of these kits

Is there anyone out there who knows where I might find one of these pulley kits, all the posts are so old and they don't seem to be available anymore at the sites mentioned.

(98 slk230 stock presently)
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Go to ASP Racing

http://www.aspracing.com/frame.htm

.. and then under 'street pulleys' select 'Imports'. Scroll down to Mercedes and you'll see the kit for a '98 - '00 C230 (includes pulley, MAS relocation pipe, plugs, fuel pressure regulator and belt). It should fit a 98 SLK. I had a similar kit on my '99 (from Linh) and it worked great. A little pricey @ $1,200! Kit #ASP331320
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Apologies for my ignorance... what is a pulley kit ... and what is it meant to do?
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Hi Richard

In short you put a smaller pulley on the blower to increase it's rpm. By doing that you increase the blowpressure which gives you more omph........
I have a kit on my '96 230K together with some other stuff, and it reads 240 PS/350NM on the dyno
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any idea what type of HP increase one would see with that kit? it doesn't list it on the site..


Either way if it's more than 5-10 it's worth it i figure (and it's an easyish mod to get me started)
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In short you put a smaller pulley on the blower to increase it's rpm. By doing that you increase the blowpressure which gives you more omph........
I have a kit on my '96 230K together with some other stuff, and it reads 240 PS/350NM on the dyno
aha, so only works on turbo/supercharge/overcharge etc? Not my normally aspirated 350?
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any idea what type of HP increase one would see with that kit? it doesn't list it on the site..


Either way if it's more than 5-10 it's worth it i figure (and it's an easyish mod to get me started)
You would gain over 10 PS easy......... But when you compress air you get heat, so you should also consider a bigger cooler..... Together with a ECU mod, K&N filter I've gained 47 PS. ( or not me, but the last owner of my car)

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aha, so only works on turbo/supercharge/overcharge etc? Not my normally aspirated 350?
Turbo's don'thave a pulley... and a pulley kit can't be used in your 350.
But you can get a blower.... http://tinyurl.com/2stuxe
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Turbo's don'thave a pulley... and a pulley kit can't be used in your 350. But you can get a blower....
oops .. I'm showing my ignorance, that's what I thought you meant by "blower".

So a "blower" is a fan to blow air into the intake of a normally aspirated engine?

A pulley kit is a smaller pulley to increase the rpm of the bower?

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Not exactly a fan..... It's an air compressor also called a blower or a supercharger

http://tinyurl.com/2vwgsq

By increasing the RPM's of the compressor you force more air into the motor. To get more RPM's you need a smaller pulley on the compressor or a bigger pulley on the crank, or a combo of those two. I've think I read somewhere that the compressor in the SLK 230 can take about 16000 RPM's

By putting a compressor in the SLK320 AMG gained 136PS/140NM which became the 32AMG.......
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Sorry to but in guys, but can this kit be used on the 200K, if not can anybody recommend one?
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Default pulley kit.What happens to the kompressor endurance?

I've heard of some stories about kompressors that blow up after using pulley kit since the kit increases kompressor's rpm .
Does anybody know anything about it? I don't want to put the kit and after a month to pay for a new kompressor unit!
Is there any guarantee from kit providers?
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Sorry to but in guys, but can this kit be used on the 200K, if not can anybody recommend one?

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simple upgrade but more hp that a pulley kit...
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is there just a way to buy a pulley? I got a new belt and all the other stuff. I dont wana spend over 100 bc this is my second car (daily driver).
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