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(at least the one pictured in the eBay link does). As for the accuracy of them, it might be like the eBay knockoff UD pulley. Who knows? Perhaps someone else can chime in, but I'd venture to say that the non-OEM belts have been installed more than you think (mostly on Zs where the owner isn't an OEM-parts-only whore at some shop that just picks up whatever is available over at the local Car Quest), with just as much success as if an OEM belt were used. Before I started doing a lot of my own work on my Z, I had some redneck transmission shop put in a "replacement clutch," I remember looking at the packaging they tossed in the trash can just outside the shop garage bay door. It was some brand of clutch I'd never even heard of, but the car needed a clutch, so I got a clutch. Of course they're going to put in the cheap, non-OEM parts, because that's what's available in the local parts house. I have since put at least 30k miles of HARD street and track driving. It actually wasn't even broken in properly because the stupid shop forgot to adjust my clutch pedal back to a reasonable engagement point and it slipped a little in the first few miles. Not my fault, but of course I learned from the experience. Take that scenario for what it's worth, but don't put OEM parts up on a pedestal ALL the time. Parts break. Shit happens. If you have to have the "peace of mind" that OEM parts offer, that's cool. You have gotten what you pay for. I'm not saying one is better or worse than the other, but many times there's no need to go "above and beyond" when non-OEM will suffice.
 
-Brad
1992 cow car
1999 girl car
1996 stock car
1986 parts car
________________________ Rule #1: It's just a car. "It's your car, do what you want." "Why upgrade a car if you don't take it out and beat up on it every now and then?" - fourZero on October 11, 2007 at 1:37 PM
"Sure I crave a little more highway power once in a while, but not at the expense of peace of mind." - ZEngineer on September 26, 2007 at 4:27 PM
"SOunds like your spoiled." - Nis300owner on May 18, 2007 at 2:27 PM
"...when i've been in florida, people drive crazy, dangerous, and fast." - ARA300ZX on January 10, 2007 at 12:06 PM
"2+2s must be carnivorous. Right Brad?" - Barry'z (NJ) on July 29, 2006 at 11:39 PM
"car or kitten... ill kick the crap out of it!" - VG30DE racer on July 14, 2006 at 3:45 PM
"They turn their head because the 2+2 is sooo long." - ZJeweler(ssm300z) on July 13, 2006 at 4:43 PM
"The Z was meant for the track, not the dragstrip." - Moxie on May 01, 2006 at 3:03 PM
"Let me brake the news to all those ignorant old folks in this forum." - nightriderZ on July 14, 2005 at 2:33 AM
"...Stage III does require an ECU upgrade MORAN..." - djtz1 on June 29, 2005 at 3:34 PM |
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