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.


2000 SVT Turbo 295hp/269ftlb@12psi #1 for Bendix Brakes Kits! Knuckles rebuilt w/new bearings $55 AUSSIE ENDLINKS $70 Gutted pre-cats $80/set A lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine!