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Old 04-19-2022, 12:13 PM   #1
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Lightweight crank pulleys?

Looking to maybe put some lightweight pulley on my Yaris but I'm a bit hesitant about reliability since I drive this car over 40k a year.

There doesn't seem to be many options for the 1nz, so far my options are a vividracing or AROSPEED on ebay.

https://www.vividracing.com/nonstopt...151673703.html


Has anyone had experience with these parts and the quality? I'm also worried about the stock pulley being a harmonic balancer and potentially putting wear on the crankshaft if I remove that balancer. If so, I am debating if this is more of a "race car" mod rather than long-term reliability.
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Old 04-19-2022, 02:10 PM   #2
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In my experience it didn't do much, better invest in lightweight flywheel
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Old 04-20-2022, 12:34 AM   #3
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I have the NST crank pulley on my car, its definitely more responsive and heel-toe downshifting is a breeze.

The downside is that there is less rotating inertia so you have to slip the clutch a bit more to get going smoothly, not a big deal if you're a competent manual driver.
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Old 04-21-2022, 09:37 PM   #4
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i would recommend not doing light weight crank pulleys, they dont have any harmonic dampening, so you will ruin your crankshaft bearings prematurely
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Old 04-21-2022, 10:41 PM   #5
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i would recommend not doing light weight crank pulleys, they dont have any harmonic dampening, so you will ruin your crankshaft bearings prematurely
1NZ-FEs aren't internally balanced?
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Old 05-25-2022, 07:21 AM   #6
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There is no harmonic balancing on the Echo, the engine must be internally balanced.
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Old 05-25-2022, 07:53 PM   #7
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There is no harmonic balancing on the Echo, the engine must be internally balanced.
Yari' use the same crank pulley as the Echo despite them only using one accessory belt.
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Old 02-25-2023, 12:35 PM   #8
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NST crank works okay for N/A. they will break under pressure. (+5 years)
NST water pump pully DOES NOT work. the belt eats through the thin aluminum (6months)
NST alt pully works fine. you save 2g or whatever. not worth paying for IMO.
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Old 02-25-2023, 07:43 PM   #9
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Looking to maybe put some lightweight pulley on my Yaris but I'm a bit hesitant about reliability since I drive this car over 40k a year.

There doesn't seem to be many options for the 1nz, so far my options are a vividracing or AROSPEED on ebay.

https://www.vividracing.com/nonstopt...151673703.html


Has anyone had experience with these parts and the quality? I'm also worried about the stock pulley being a harmonic balancer and potentially putting wear on the crankshaft if I remove that balancer. If so, I am debating if this is more of a "race car" mod rather than long-term reliability.
There is also https://www.worksengineering.co/prod...oyota-vios-1-5
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