Going to get the 1.5lb Eurotoys pulley installed tomorrow on 08 XKR
the same shop has a dyno shop and would charge an additional $200 to Dyno before and after if I wanted.
No sure that I want to spend that money to see the difference but I though I would offer it to you guys if you wanted to see the results.
Can make a fund me link for $200 , if its there I can get the Dyno tomorrow as well.
Let me know if there is interest

 

You should ask EuroToys to pay for that $200 before/after dyno, since they stand to benefit financially by selling more pulleys if those results are favorable.

With all due respect, IMHO asking forum members to pay for the cost of your dyno runs is a fool's errand.

 

+1

 

I should setup a fund me link for my next three tanks of Shell V-Power 91 octane
ethanol free.

I'll post up the resultant fuel economy numbers

 

 

Guys im not getting a dyno , just thought if there is enough interest to see the results I would do it ,otherwise just getting it installed is all

 

You have to admire an optimist!
My cheques not in the post.

 

I would not have a problem participating if I really wanted to see the results

 

This Forum is all about sharing knowledge and experiences. I guess that Cee Jay, plums, ralphwg, jahummer and I simply don't see it from your point of view. Why not ask EuroToys?

 

I'm in for 2 cents.

 

I did called Eurotoys,, they said that for 4.2 motor he is not interested

Either way ,,I did not get the pulley installed, the shop actually looked at the pulley and the car and told me around it was too much work $400+ to install instead of $250,, way too much IMO..I stopped by 3 more shops, no one will touch it, called a bunch of places they do not want to do it. Didnt think it would be this difficult to find a shop to do the install.
So I think I will be getting a tool and installing it myself instead.

 

Call Jag at ECU tuning Group. He charges $200.

 

That makes me think that their pulley doesn't live up to their claims.

 

Yes and no. It is the same size pulley everyone else sells, Mina, Eurocharged, Spires and many other Jaguar tuners, so it is not unique to Eurotoys. As is, the pulley does increase boost but without a remap, only low end torque is increased before the ECU cuts boost pressure to keep it in spec.

 

Without the puller, I'm not surprised most shops won't touch it. It is a lot of work and liability to cut it off especially if none of them have never done one. You probably can do it yourself if you are mechanically inclined and feel comfortable removing the belt and have a torch to heat up the new pulley. Follow the instructions step by step.

 

Or, maybe that I developed that upper pulley back in 2002 for the 4.0L engine! At that point I never really used it/or sold them because on the 4.0L it made more sense in using the larger crank pulley. When the 4.2L came out, that is we then started selling them. A few went to the West coast (insert name) and a few went to New York (insert name). After that everyone copied them World-wide.


Can you now see why I would not fund testing of a 14 yr old pulley?


M

 

Thank you for that bit of history. I DID mean to note this pulley has been around for a long time and I assumed there would not be much marketng value in revisiting such a long established product.

 

I had the 2.5lb pulley supplied and fitted by Powerhouse in the UK no issues collected the car back the same day .

 

I called the closest Ecu tunning group dealer in Temacula Ca 'Westcost motorspsorts.".. He said doesnt have the pulley puller and only will install it with the tune and pulley package $1400+ , only then the ECU tuning group will supply him a puller.. Seriously?

 

Im Mechanically inclined but no tool available around here...
JaHammer is it necessary to remove the coolant piping around the snout?
There is a 1/8mi race at Qualcom stadium happening this evening in San Diego,, was hoping to have this thing installed...