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Old 07-06-2020, 10:43 AM   #1008
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Originally Posted by Nick M3 View Post
I don't think that the damper is, although aftermarket oil pump setups are legal, and I *think* the tensioner is as well. IIRC, in race form, high RPM durability of the M54 remains iffy even with all of that. There's a huge difference between occasionally touching the rev limiter and running it out in 4th gear.
That was the common thinking three or four years ago. The oil pump tensioner seems to solve the majority of the issues though, which generally are chain-slap related.
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