Aftermarket damper

[Hammerhead]

It was a manufacturing defect of some kind.
It started to knock, a solid steel type of knock only under load. It had only been on for 6 months so of course it was NOT on my consideration list and had to be put on a dyno to diagnose, since it had to have over 10psi of boost before it would do it.
It appeared to be/cause/happen at the same time as a front crank seal leak, and that was changed when the defective one was swapped, but it only seemed to be weeping so I think the majority of the oil mess was the damper fluid, but who knows.
It was sent in for warranty, but I haven't heard anything back yet. If I don't get warranty, I'll cut it open just for my own curiosity when it comes back and I'll post pics. If this happens, I'll cut both my old OEM one and the Vibratech at the same time for comparisons if anyone is interested.