Anyone use the Evergreen timing components from Amazon?
 

Looks like a decent price for all the components. The reviews are mixed. I wonder how they will hold up in the long run...

I would be worried about the phasers and who knows how well the tensioners will work/hold up. Comes with a Melling pump so that's good. The rest of the components aren't real picky.

I believe the oil pump is an Evergreen part as well...yeah, I think this may be a hit or miss...

playing with aftermarket parts
 

If you use either aftermarket vcts or phasors you are shooting yourself in the foot .
There is a reason oems are expensive, these parts work hard . clean your system, keep oil changed often, use syn . It is the combustion dirt in the oil that is causing the problem --carbon . Yes the oil is still slippery but its dirty and black , it clogs screens and small passages so variable timing doesn't work then --big surprise . Don't use extended oil change intervals .
Plastic tensioners on chains blow out seals and lower oil pressure then start whipping chains . Use metal ratcheting tensioners ,there are no seals to blow out . They hold chains until oil pressure builds up at start up . Use a better oil pump , lack of oil damages rollers and lash adjusters . So if your over 100k change those too .
use mc filters with a good anti drain back valve . I always prefill filter before I put it on , its messy but nice . If you hold pedal to floor it will not start and builds oil pressure .

And you thought changing the cam position sensor is going to fix this !Using aftermarket parts on this is like asking your cardiologist to use the cheapest heart parts .

You get what you pay for

Except when it comes to taxes...

Oh yeah, I know haha. I was just seeing if this was possibly a diamond in the rough

When it comes to timing components, there isn't a diamond in the rough.