I'm getting ready to buy an upper pulley and noticed that LFP sales them. Does anyone know how good the quality is on these? Any belt eating issues or anything?
Lightning Force upper pullies?
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mavado007, If you get a chance, mention to Mark@LFP that your negative sig about BilletFlow just lost him the sale of two sets of Hans Racecraft SFC's.
Lets look at the facts, the below is not based on opinion or bias.
LFP would be your best choice in quality and price because of the following:
A steel hub that allows you to press steel onto steel for proper heating and cooling issues. The Pulley ring is hollow backed CNC Machined out of light weight aircraft quality T6061 Aluminum, anti-slip grooving, black anadized, mounted with S.S. Allen Bolt Hardware. LFP's Anti Slip grooving is not as aggressive as other kits because of the eating of the belt issue other kits have experienced.
LFP has been making these Quick Change Upper Pulley kits for 5 years, longer than anybody else on the above list except for Terry @ SFPH. Any comment about where the different manufacturers would be placed in a list is not based on anything but opinion and bias. LFP was making these kits before Riechard, befor BF, and before Metco, the only vendor who has been making upper pully kits longer than LFP is SFPH and he is not even on this list.
Now lets look at the price:
LFP.............$89.00
BF..............$149.95
Reichard......$129.00 - $149.00 (Based on Dallas Mustang)
Not sure how much Metco's costs.
SFPH..........$149.00
Reichard uses a solid piece pulley which can only be pressed on no more than once or twice without bending the pulley. Their anti-slip grooving is so agressive that many customers have experienced belt eating issues (just read the boards).
LFP, metco, and bf all use steel press on hubs, hollow backed CNC Machined T6061 Aluminum Anodized Pullies. So to say any 3 is better than others is false. Bottom line is you have a choice and if you want to save money, pick up the phone and call LFP.
LFP would be your best choice in quality and price because of the following:
A steel hub that allows you to press steel onto steel for proper heating and cooling issues. The Pulley ring is hollow backed CNC Machined out of light weight aircraft quality T6061 Aluminum, anti-slip grooving, black anadized, mounted with S.S. Allen Bolt Hardware. LFP's Anti Slip grooving is not as aggressive as other kits because of the eating of the belt issue other kits have experienced.
LFP has been making these Quick Change Upper Pulley kits for 5 years, longer than anybody else on the above list except for Terry @ SFPH. Any comment about where the different manufacturers would be placed in a list is not based on anything but opinion and bias. LFP was making these kits before Riechard, befor BF, and before Metco, the only vendor who has been making upper pully kits longer than LFP is SFPH and he is not even on this list.
Now lets look at the price:
LFP.............$89.00
BF..............$149.95
Reichard......$129.00 - $149.00 (Based on Dallas Mustang)
Not sure how much Metco's costs.
SFPH..........$149.00
Reichard uses a solid piece pulley which can only be pressed on no more than once or twice without bending the pulley. Their anti-slip grooving is so agressive that many customers have experienced belt eating issues (just read the boards).
LFP, metco, and bf all use steel press on hubs, hollow backed CNC Machined T6061 Aluminum Anodized Pullies. So to say any 3 is better than others is false. Bottom line is you have a choice and if you want to save money, pick up the phone and call LFP.
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