Originally Posted by
JHM2K
I don't think anyone is out of line for questioning the source, especially given the debacle on MB-World with the "ASP" crank pulleys that have been rounding off crankshafts... I could bore us all to tears with links of multiple pulley failures in the last few months...
Not that the mysterious immaculate conception of the 62mm pulley is at all related, we're just wondering. I spoke to Steve at length regarding the 62mm pulley the other day. Both of us are considering it, but the rivet issue behind the clutch is a concern, as is the lack of R&D on the unit. 62mm puts the pulley in the performance/boost range of a 185, which is fairly extreme in the heat/IAT department.
Your defensive response to Steve's question is a bit... suspect. I mean, if you're affiliated with the 62mm production, simply come out and say it. That would likely even reassure some folks, because we know you know your stuff. For all we know, these are coming from China.
All poking and prodding on this forum results in one of two outcomes -- the purchase of a product, or the abandonment of one.
Respectfully,
My response was more of a everything comes out of nowhere. I haven't posted my results because I haven't put enough miles on the pulley to put my stamp of approval on it and my affiliation with the seller has no bearing at this time. They're not coming out of China and a lot of thought went into these so they wouldn't have the issues other pulleys have had in the past and would really be a smaller version of the factory pulley, reliability and all. If these made it to a final production point, the way the rivet in the back wasn't countersunk wasn't ever going to be part of the final design but to make the first ones to test, it ended up that way and it won't affect the outcome of the testing.