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Originally posted by Plain ole' todras:
Crank walk. 
Exactly 
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Originally posted by Quick_SVT:
Oddly enough, i have been thinking about selling my SVT and picking up a 2nd gen GSX or a AWD TSI. What inspired you make the transition from AWD to WWD? 
I also had a mod'd 2nd Gen GSX, before my CSVT. I had a lot of recalls done (one for the transfercase because they were locking up @ freeway speeds on other cars  ) The 1st Gen's had the larger bearing 4G63, better turbo, better BOV, better IC...... well they were just a lot better cars. 2nd Gen DSM's just look better.
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I was actually looking for a GST or GSX before i found my CSVT.
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Couldn't the crankwalk problem be remedied by a 1st gen long block?
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I own both, a 97 GSX and a Turbo SVT Contour. I can gladly say my car will walk it. But it is very fast stock and with $1500 in mods, look out ! Now only if my wife would let me modded it !  Its her's for now -B. 
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Originally posted by Quick_SVT:
Couldn't the crankwalk problem be remedied by a 1st gen long block?
Yes but it's not exactly a direct drop-in, and at the time I was still a newbie with cars and wasn't up to ripping apart my only car to try and build a hybrid motor for it.
Looking back I should've kep it.
From what I've read a possible reason for the crank walk is the piston oil squirters failing and staying open ALL the time even at idle and low oil pressure, thus starving the mains of oil and thus allowinf excessive wear to the thrust bearings.
I'm not sure if they REALLY know what the solution is, but the 1st Gen swap was popular among the OG's in the DSM crowd.
If I could find one that was in good condition for a reasonable price I'd buy it. The 1st Gen's look like poo - so I wouldn't even bother with one.
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Originally posted by SVT Driver627:
I was actually looking for a GST or GSX before i found my CSVT.
I had an Eclipse before I had the Conquest TSi before I had the SVT.
I liked the Conquest the best out of the three but the maintenance was deadly. (typical Mitsubishi  )
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Stazi, so which is faster? I mean I know the GSX will tear it up from a stop (it is AWD right?) but which car is actually faster just running down the street or on the highway?
I swapped cars with my buddy back in 2003 for a couple of hours. He had a stock 2002 330HP firebird with about 15K miles on it and I drove it for about 4 hours while he drove my turbo 3L on 6psi. It was interesting. Very similar performance. He missed the low-end take off grunt/traction of his firebird but loved the acceleration/passing power of my car as well as the handling. I noticed that mine felt a bit stronger at 6 psi on the highway and totally outhandled the firebird, but from a stop I couldn't touch it on the launch. So it was a nice fast car but the engine is the only really nice thing about it. My car killed it in every other category (visibility, braking, shifting handling, etc.)
So I wonder, which car is actually better in all categories, which one is more fun to drive. Which is more practical.
Your 2.5 turbo or your GSX?
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you know whats really fun to drive are the new 05 vettes. 1st gear does at least 45 mph and they handle really well also. i got to drive one at work. ah the advantiges of being a technician. then i got to deliver it to the guy who had us work on it. they're a lot of fun. you should go test drive one sometime.
also i just had a thought about my turbo setup. what if i run a water/air intercooler instead of an air/air intercooler. then i wouldnt have to mount it up front blocking the radiotor. how efficient are they. its just a thought.
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