50 trim in - lot's of smoke from exhaust

[BKs50trimGST]

shindley looked alot at everything, we talked about the 6 bolt and 7 bolt, he said right now i don't need to worry about the crankwalk, he has looking at the engine the past 2 days and i should go with building up my 7 bolt.

[BKs50trimGST]

and shidley is also trying to save me money, because u can't just drop in a 6 bolt into a 2g can you? you have to modify a couple things and that costs money, i'll probably be saving myself a couple grand just rebuilding the 7 bolt and leaving it at that, basically all i want is an engine that is basically brand new, rebuilding it will do that, i buy performance internals and the car will be able to handle the 50 trim for a longtime, correct?

[At-Least-It's-An-Evo]

what happens if i build up my 7bolt and it crankwalk's? what do i have to fix?

When it crankwalks, you will need to get a different block and crank and start over.

[EclipseGST]

and shidley is also trying to save me money, because u can't just drop in a 6 bolt into a 2g can you? you have to modify a couple things and that costs money...


You have to grind the drivers side motor mount, 6 bolt flywheel, cut off the dampner on the tranny and wire in a 90-94 CAS... Motor swap done.

[Raptor]

If you waste money building the 7 bolt and it crankwalks, you only have yourself to blame. It will cost you more in the long run and the chance it will walk is pretty significant. I have several extra six bolt short blocks laying around as does a bunch of people on the site. Doing the conversion is pretty simplistic, it gets done at least once a month around here. There is soo much ink on this already, I won't waste any more. Do it right now or be sorry later.

[Kracka]

Advice has been given; your money, your call.

[AJ]

Do what you want with the car and don't let Shindley make yoru mind up. Your getting some free advice here from people who have the skills and abilities to know what they are doing and can back up what they say. At the end it's your call but seriously think about what the hell your doing. But if you only want to take one guy's opinion of the situation, I honestly don't even know why you need an account here.

[Wizard]

Not only crankwalk, But I can't count the number of 7-bolt motors that have spun rod bearings. Almost usually #3. Plus the inherent weakness that is associated with the smaller rods, etc. I would second either a 6-bolt, 2.4L or buy a decent used 7-bolt and take it easy until you save up.

Wiz

[Kracka]

Plus the inherent weakness that is associated with the smaller rods

He is building the engine...

[Shane@DBPerformance]

If you really damaged a rod or spun a rod bearing, then there is a good chance that your crank or block are beyond repairable. How is Shindley saving you money by rebuilding a motor that will very possibly crankwalk or fail again soon, then you will just have to do it all over again. You have to look beyond his advice, he might sound like he is the end all for DSM tech with the way he presents himself and talks, but he is actually wrong on a lot of the things he believes and a few years behind what a lot of the people on here are doing.