Few 3sgte Questions Options

[enderswift]

Hello everyone,

I'm in the process of ordering parts for my bottom end and have a few questions:

1. there are two pulleys to buy:

Timing Pulley #1: 13505‑88480 $104.44
Timing Pulley #2: 13503‑88560 $46.27

these are the prices from Lithia. The weird thing is that the pulleys that came with the engine are the same part number: koyo PU355816RR9D
So why the price difference? Is the $104.44 a tensioner assembly? bracket and all? If so I'll just buy two pulleys and reuse the old bracket

2. Does anyone have experience with this website: http://www.tcbparts.co.uk/? They seem to have a lot of good stuff, but I'm trying to avoid ordering parts from over seas unless its a trusted seller

3. Does anyone have a good source for 3rd gen spark plug wires? I can only find 2nd gen wires ,and a set from lithia goes for ~$150. Anywhere cheaper?

any help will be much appreciated!

This post has been edited by enderswift: Mar 25, 2012 - 11:30 PM

[lagos]

You are correct. Those pulleys are exactly the same and the only difference is that one includes a new bracket. You can just buy an extra pulley and use that.

For my 2nd gen, I used a pulley and timing belt kit that I got from ebay. It included the pulley with bracket, the second pulley and a new belt for under 50bucks. While I used an oem timing belt (cause I already had one), the pulleys worked great. I had zero issues with them and they were a fraction of the price of the OEM ones.