I'm in the market for a smaller pulley within the next month and from my slim research I'm guessing that the 3.4" pulley is a popular size for light to moderate modification. I won't being going head over heals in performance upgrades... just the simple "plugs, wires, 180 stat" business. So is a 3.4" a decent choice? PFYC.com says that any smaller would just generate excess heat.

Also, who do I buy from? Many here swear by Pulley Boys and others enjoy SLP. Any recommendations?

And finally...I take it I'll need a pully puller? Anyone here willing to rent one out to me? I'm not keen on spending $120 on a device I'll only use once.

Check out INTENSE'* offering.

www.intense-racing.com click on the pullies section. I really recommend a 3.4 until you get some more mods. Youll probably want to open the intake as well, preferably by FWI, then CAI, then tube/cone.

With Intense I would have to buy the pulley modular system, which is starting to get the costs a little too high and an increase in complication. What about Pulley Boys?

If you get a presson you will be spending money on the next pulley, plus a puller again. The pulley system makes it great to have a pulley for the street and one for the track as well.

Pulley Boys is presson from my understanding, and INTENSE uses a simple few minute swap system.

Either way I'll need to barrow a puller for at least once use. I'm not looking at swapping back and forth between pulley'* ALL the time. Believe it or not, for my age I drive rather conservative on the streets.

When i bought mine i went to autozone and all they wanted for a pulley puller is a 40 dollar deposit, all of which you get back after your done with it. Maybe you should look into that.

Bad idea. Don't ever pull a Series II pulley with a standard 3 or 4 jaw puller. You need full support on the back face of the pulley, or you'll damage it.

The Series 1 pulleys are ok with that (I suggest a 4-jaw). But even still, I made my own puller modelled after Pulley Boys'* puller. (also sold by ZZP).

So do you HAVE to use the exact pulley puller that different 3800 pulley shops have to offer?

And no other pulley tool will work?

The specialized puller is HIGHLY reccommended. Unless you don't care to ever put the stock pulley back on. The Series 2 uses a tapered drive shaft. The force holding it on is incredible, and to top it off, the pulley is larger in diameter than the Series 1 sizes. The puller exerts far too much leverage for the rim of the pulley to withstand. That'* why the special pullers have almost complete support around the perimeter of the pulley face.

Again, Series 1 doesn't have this problem.

The problem is, those tools are so expensive. Even to rent, you have to put down a huge core charge. Puts a huge hole in my pocket.

Unless there is a place to do it cheap.