Balancer belt question
Iv'e got a 98 Prelude Sh with the H22a4. If anyone recalls the HondaTuning issue that said Prelude to Power. They took an OBD 2 H22 out of a fifth gen. Prelude and put it in a EG Civic. In that article they pulled off the balancer belt to "free up horsepower". But this belt drives the oil pump I thought. Is it safe to take pull that belt off? I would think so if Honda Tuning did it. Anyone have any knowledge on this?