Building a 7 bolt... What clutch?

[EclipseGST]

Well I picked up a 7 bolt motor from a buddy, Eagle rods and Ross pistons. Just going to build it for fun and see what can happen before the end of the year. So I been told by a member here that I need a Twin disk no matter what. Personally I think the DXD clutch I have now will be just fine, maybe get the 6 puck clutch from Southbend to hold more power, but running a twin disk is going overboard in my opinion.

Also this person thinks that all and every 7 bolt that makes power will crank walk no matter what. So if its going to get CW no matter what then why should I get a twin disk to slow the process down? I think thats a broad statement for the people that have made a lot of power on 7 bolts and yet they havent crank walked. Any opinions?

Personally if every 7 bolt walked then there would be recalls and no one would have one in their car yet start adding mods so they make power. There are a few people that have stuck a lot of money into their car and run 7 bolts. Look at Shane, he's making great power on his 7 bolt and he has little to nothing in it for machining. Brian made good power on his stock 7 bolt before it crank walked but it was stock so I can see why it happened. So I dont understand how that statement can be correct.

I want to hear some opinions first before I start this project. Am I wasting my time?

Discuss...

[Pimpin Dsmstyle]

Alright, so not EVERY 7 bolt making power has walked. But it seems pretty unavoidable. JOSH WAS EXAGERATING, aka wrong.

You dont NEED a twin disk, sure a regular clutch will work.. till it walks

For the cost of what you are paying, it is worth trying. However, IMO ( no engine builder here, just read alot) if you dont make sure that girdly is PERFECT, if you use a heavy clutch, and you dont torque plate with machine work, I THINK it will walk in just a matter of time. Personally I think it will walk either way with you building it in your garage / shop thing.

You picked and chose my words and neglected to say I didnt know this wasnt actually being built for a race car. You mentioned it was for fun, that is great. It will be fun. Then it might walk and leave you stranded at the track yet again.

This point IS NOT PROVABLE. Many have tried, no one has succeeded. There is no real fix for it, and no one can stop it from happening. You used shane as an example? That motor has relatively low miles as far as I know. Bartons motor walked possibly because of the power he made. What about Chris? That motor didnt last long and every precaution ( besides the clutch ) was taken. ( the old one, the new one seems to be working out)

- Once again, I am no engine builder, and I have not seen this first hand. I have read alot and heard alot. I just dont see the point in throwing money into a 7 bolt when you dont have to.

[EclipseGST]

You said it will walk after the first day...

The reason I am doing this is cause I picked up the block, crank, rods and pistons for $50 and a valve cover. I could really pass it up for a good time. Its been balanced and blue printed and is all ready to go, I just need to pick up bearings. It also has ARP rod and main bolts. I'll spend another $100 on it in bearings and be done. $150 + some time for a built 7 bolt is worth it I think.

[Pimpin Dsmstyle]

How about the crank that is probably scoared? I can't remember, but I've seen it and I think it needed to be fixed or replaced.

I dont have the conversation anymore, but again I'm sure you were taking that out of context.

[dumb_ricer]

I will agree that the actual CAUSE of crankwalk is not known. Yes, Chris Carreys motor did walk but he was also running a ACT 2900 so once again, that could have been a cause.

What people DO know, is that a lighter pressure plate will prolong the life of the thrust surface, which is why a Twin Disk is such a good idea on a built 7 bolt. I am not saying it is needed, because some people do fine on built 7 bolts for a long time. But the fact is, once again that NO one really truely knows what is causing walk on the 7 bolts. Many theorys are out there, but there is no definite answer.

Who knows, for a good price its probably worht it to try.......BUT I still would never build a 7 bolt or even put one in my car! When there is a better option out there (6bolt) for minimal amounts more work then why go with something that has proven to be unreliable.

And as far as Shanes, It seems like he has never gotten much over 200 miles on his built motors before something breaks or he decides to revamp his set up.

[scheides]

How much power are you planning on putting down? Just go with something with as little pedal pressure as possible. I have a DXD as well, and I used to have an ACT 2100. The DXD pedal pressure is *much* less than the 2100 was, and it is supposed to hold as much or more power as a 2600. I'd stick with the DXD if you're not going *too* big.

[EclipseGST]

How about the crank that is probably scoared? I can't remember, but I've seen it and I think it needed to be fixed or replaced.

I dont have the conversation anymore, but again I'm sure you were taking that out of context.


Crank is perfect... One of the rods was scored but I have a different one already. I have the conversation if you want it Josh~

[Jakey]

I have the conversation if you want it Josh~

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What clutch was Barton running with his 7 bolt? I can't remember, did his motor actually crankwalk or spin a bearing?

[EclipseGST]

How much power are you planning on putting down? Just go with something with as little pedal pressure as possible. I have a DXD as well, and I used to have an ACT 2100. The DXD pedal pressure is *much* less than the 2100 was, and it is supposed to hold as much or more power as a 2600. I'd stick with the DXD if you're not going *too* big.

I dont really know yet. I have the FP58 that I am getting rebuilt by Deisel components so I plan on running that. Probably going to flow around 55lbs/min so I'm not maxing out the turbo. Maybe 60 on occation. I just want to see what I can do with the small amount of money I have in it. I'm talking less than $1000 for clutch (maybe), injectors, and dsmlink, then be said and done with the parts I already have.

[dsm95gsxer]

I like the idea, and would like to try the same route. Granted it isn't that much more difficult to throw in a 6 bolt but it would be easier to use the engine it came with. My 7bolt has 108,000 miles and it and hasn't skiped a beat I'm also not making gobs of power with my 16g set up either. For that price why wouldn't you. If you decide not to let me know and I'll buy the parts off of you.