I think the Pulleys are also not as big in circumference, thus making it so
the whole pulley system does not turn as much, thus, not using up as much
power. Sorry to all the English gurus for the run on sentence ;o)
Ryan LeBlanc
99, Durango, 5.9L, 4x4, SLT, Forest Green
97, CC, 5.2L, 5 spd, 4x2, SLT+
----- Original Message -----
From: Frank Johnson <frankwjohnson@hotmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: DML: underdrive pulleys
> >So what's the point of it all!?
> >
> >Jason
>
> Basically, you replace the stock pulley(s) with lighter ones so that the
> engine doesn't have to work as hard to turn them.
> Similar to putting lighter/smaller tires on, any vehicle will go faster
with
> lighter wheel/tires.
> Example: tie a small rock to the end of a string and spin it around, then
> tie a bigger rock and spin. It's a lot harder to spin the heavier one BUT
> it has more inertia so it spins longer.
> Little bit of physics 101 for ya.
>
> Frank WJ
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