7 bolt or 6 bolt??

[jotech]

I have a built 7 bolt and a stock 6 bolt motor but not sure which to finish in the long run bc of from what I've heard 7 bolts crank walk but I duno which I should pursue and place in the car anyone have a sugestions??

 

[mattspyder]

do the 6 bolt and sell me your 7 bolt?

 

[TSITurbo95]

Lol. Any motor can walk, also people overate crankwalk, it is less common than what everyone states. Both engines have their pro's and con's.

 

[RadDsm]

It cracks me up when people are scared of CW.

 

[jotech]

Lol I'm not scared now of cw I just don't want my thousands to go poof ESP if I'm sending my tranny to shep racing. Just trying to figure out the best option

 

[mainerdsm]

Phh people are making 400whp on stock internal 7 bolts and have no crank walk yet. CRank walk is done by people nto taking care of the car. Like rev limiter bouncing pushing the clutch in when starting it up not changing the oil every 3000 mile's not using the right oil. Most of the time doing all that at once causes crank walk. Oh and of corse the #1 reason is Poor tuning with newb owners.

 

[JEFFREYCASTGSX]

It cracks me up when people are scared of CW.

Me too. If I could pick another engine for my car I would use a 7-bolt anyday.

 

[STRICTLY]

Im putting together a block for one of the guys on here (viperlp01) and he decided on a 7 bolt.. He is putting down some nasty numbers on his holset with a completely stock block.. From what he told me it is stock head studs and head gasket....

The main weakness in the 7 bolt is the rods so if you fix that problem then you should be fine.. I would personally keep the 7 bolt.. You can reuse all of your stuff and you dont have to mess with rewiring for the 6 bolt swap..

 

[williambogner]

is building a 7 bolt reliable? I have one in my gsx. I have the option of buying a 6 bolt for cheap but i plan on completely rebuilding a motor. If i buy a complete rebuild for my 7 bolt will it be ok?

 

[mrTalonAWD95]

the 7 bolt will be as reliable as the rebuilder is capable.

 

[Red97Eclipseboy]

There has to be more threads on this than strands of hair on your noob-ass head.

 

[TuRBoTaLooN]

If the 7 bolt block is a later generation (97-99 i think) and it uses the split thrust bearing, you should have an even less chance of damaging the bearing (crankwalking). But like everyone else said, it's rare to see a walked 7 bolt anymore.

 

[Dewayne Waldron]

Even a 6 bolt can crankwalk. The shits over rated. I've built both without any problems and the same outcomes.

 

[Red97Eclipseboy]

If the 7 bolt block is a later generation (97-99 i think) and it uses the split thrust bearing, you should have an even less chance of damaging the bearing (crankwalking). But like everyone else said, it's rare to see a walked 7 bolt anymore.

It's '98-'99.

 

[TuRBoTaLooN]

It's '98-'99.

Thanks!

 

[dsmkid4g63t]

It's '98-'99.

97.5 (i want to say 6/97) to 99 use split thrust!

 

[Gasolinebaptism]

there has to be more threads on this than strands of hair on your noob-ass head.

win rofl

 

[GsXdSmKingGsX]

there has to be more threads on this than strands of hair on your noob-ass head.

ftw :d