I would never nohow no way use a split roller chain. I'm really surprised that JP chain was like that. I have one on the current slant 6 I am running, one for my next build going together and one on a member's engine I have built for him. All three of those are solid roller chains from Rollmaster/JP. I'm like
@Bewy, I think maybe that was an entry level quality chain if it has split rollers.