I wouldn't recommend a lightweight crank pulley in place of the OEM harmonic balancer/damper.
Even though the engines are internally balanced, that still doesn't negate the effects of when the cylinders fire and cause harmonics and vibrations through the crankshaft at different RPMS/loads, kind of like a whipping motion.
The damper/harmonic balancer reduces (and possibly eliminates) these harmonics/frequencies.
You may not experience any detrimental problems immediately with a lightweight crank pulley, but overtime it could create an issue.
There is a reason why Nissan and other manufactures add harmonic balancers vs lightweight pulleys. They want longevity/reliability vs the possibly 5hp you may get.
Now Fluidamper or ATI Racing dampers would be a better alternative imo.
Sometimes going with ''don't fix it unless it breaks'' is the best route.
Or you can Fix it until it breaks lol.
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