D16SiHatch
Active Member
oh believe me i understand that all these engines are not the same and they vary in rod/stroke ratios. some being better than others. however like i said not only did the guy with the c5 engine have no trouble, but there were plenty of others in not just that thread, but other threads who have used the ctr pulley on ls b18a and b18b engines with no trouble once so ever. it seems the majority of (few) people who were made example of to represent the design flaw of this pulley were questionable builds in themselves (ls/v, and boosted applications). At this point i have no reason to believe my oil pump is going to implode on itself. If it does than perhaps i'll change my mind about these pulleys. regardless it would seem "some" people have had issues they believe came from these pulleys, and at the very least it's a potential risk, but that doesnt change the fact that the vast majority of people using these have not experienced any problems. It may be as simple as inefficient r/s ratios that cause more uneven forces on the crank which in-turn utilizing a damperless pulley that alters the harmonics of the engine, could theoretically cause some issues. at this point though their's just too much speculation as to what caused those engines to fail and not enough hard evidence.
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