[dumb_ricer]

Heres my input on this.

I helped with the motor up to the front cover installation. Everything on the base short block went well. Clearances were all great and right on spec and all caps were torqued properly. We used the moly lube on the rods which came with it and used standard motor oil for the main cap bolts as that is what we used when we torqued it before machining. Beyond this point I have no idea what went on with the front cover install. BUT if I remember correctly the turned down balance shaft belt for the oil pump is run off of the oil pump sprocket, is this correct? And if that is correct, it would run off the timing belt. The problem I see is that after whatever happened to the Balance shaft happened, the timing belt was still perfectly tensioned from what I could feel, and the car still started right up the 2nd time for all the 2 seconds it was running.

As far as keeping it or selling it, it is not my descision, but I say if you feel it will be reliable through UTI, then go for it.