I'am well aware of the Evo being a extremly capable car (in performance aspects). But I'am wondering if they are plagued with the same common problems that are common amongst dsm's. Such as crankwalk (the biggest one that comes to mine), minor electrical nuissances(this is somewhat on the rare side for the later 1st gens on up from what i have seen), weak drivetrain parts, interior pieces that tend to fall off or become loose e.t.c. Or is it a pretty sound/solid well built car, and will be fine if maintained well ?
(Please do not see this thread as a flame of some sorts. I'am just a bit curious, and hoping someone will post their own personal experience , or an opinion on the subject)

 

They Are Going To Crank Walk Sometime They Are 7 Bolts Just Wait Till They Get Enough Miles On Them They Are To Low Of Millage Right Now Do The Math What Is The Highest Miles U Have Seen On A Evo

 

Their is more to crankwalk , then the 6bolt vs 7bolt theory. I believe it's more of a machining issue , and some have speculated about it being a lubrication issue as well. And by the way not all of the 2G dsm's i have seen suffered from crankwalk, wich goes to show not all 7bolts suffer from this.

 

I know this info I also know that the 7 bolt cranks are not nitrated from factory they scar very easy low tolerance to low oil pressure where the 6 bolts are made of a harder material and could hold up a little longer to low oil pressure and we all know that eclipse have really low oil pressure on idle thats why its not good to hold your clutch in at a light and its good to do the clutch mod so you dont put any stress on the crank. I have been dealing with these cars now for several years now even discuss this topic with jerry aka lancerman and we both agree that the design of a 7 bolt block is better just the crank is weak and the evo is made with the same design as well but if you nitrate the crank I think that would solve the problem besides that its an awsome design.

 

I'am sorry , I didn't mean to question your knowledge. But too many people run rampid with the "it's a 7bolt" theory. I have been searching on forums and most people seem to have had nothing but positive comments about their cars thus far (Evolutions).

 

As Brothers mentioned though, most Evo's don't have the typical high mileage like most of the 2G DSMs do. Only time will tell I suppose. Then again, somebody could take the crankshaft out of the 4G63 from the Evos and test them like Brothers and Lancerman did with the 1G and 2G crankshafts.

 

My friends got one i think its got like 18k on it runs great, but he also keeps up with oil changes and tune ups and so on

 

When did the evo switch over to the 7bolt motor? With the evo4 right? How many evo4's and up have you heard of getting crank walk. I'll give you a hint... as many as you have heard of 1g dsm's getting crank walk. Little to none.

The evo is like any other car if you do not know what you are doing or try to do things cheap you will lose things like reliability and durability.

 

This is true to a extent, but their have been low mileage 2g's with this problem as well. Firsthand I have seen a 97GSX with less then 15k miles on it with this problem(while back), and others with low mileage cars have said to have this issue as well. I was just wondering if it's a problem that doesn't exist anymore with the evo's. The highest mileage evo i've seen thus far without any problem/s has about 50k miles on it (wich is a good sign). Seems to me at this point that the main issue here would be maintnence , quality issues don't seem to play a roll here.

 

The reason you never hear of 1 g`s crankwalking is because they dont have a crank trigger sensor. 2g`s do, and once the crank starts to walk just a little bit it kills the car . Jerry`s EVO had a rediculous amout of crankwalk but with out a crank trigger he would have never known if he didnt check for it.