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RZT5, on 08 February 2012 - 12:12 AM, said:

I hope not, but I suspect that was the intention as well.

Just to set the record straight here, think of the loading the crank journal bearings see from every combustion event. The primary load from the pulley is a radial force from the belt tension, which is constant regardless of the rubber damping... and an order of magnitude smaller than what the main bearings put up with as the pistons and rods fly around.

thunderbirdsc, on 27 January 2012 - 12:28 AM, said:

Which bearings? Have you ever seen a failed bearing on an accessory device?

B Mac, on 06 February 2012 - 02:37 PM, said:

Nice. Did they say what they're changing, and how much torque it'll be good for? I've been considering a Southbend for my clutch when work finally gets started on my project again.

I guess it's also possible that Upstate laws are a little more relaxed. Although I find it odd that '99 would be included in that... ME7 is a totally different beast

Perhaps an alternative is to eliminate all reports of emissions devices aside from two, and then it doesn't matter if they're ready or not?

Mechanically, it's as straight forward as any other manual swap, but the ECM's CAN bus makes it more than a little tricky from an electronics functionality standpoint. I think Lucky may have figured out a way around it, but I'm not certain.