As stated the stock bolt does not bottom out. The kinetic unit is a stud. Thicker and is of a harder material. Therefore torque applied will be higher than oem. Failure of snout typically occurs when applied pressure of balancer hub/crank sprocket/crank snout shoulder is lost or reduced. The...
I just assumed he knew the combo and that was the basis for the recommendation. If that's a poor assumption, I'll take that. But if that's true, the recommendation is worse.
In most cases if a response starts with "Well," and ends with "f off" its safe to say he was unhappy with my assumption.
You are just regurgitating what you hear. Recommending a gear ratio based on nothing, nice. F off? Not a chance, kid. Pull your emotions together and relax.