yeah well this hole crank walk scares mewhen it comesto buying the 2nd gen i want one so bad but once i buy one im not gonna have the money to fix it anything i should keep in mind when looking to purchase

 

they switched to the 7 bolt becuse chrysler decided that it would be easier if they did it all over here rather than over seasand the eclipse was built buy anamerican company.... at least the easy down to the point way to put it

 

another suggestion is never holding the car in gear when sitting at a light or when the car it's still.

 

thats a big one too. You want to avoid holding the clutch down are even pressing it down when you dont need to

 

if i were looking for a 2ng gen turbo'd eclipse... here's what i would personally do. EITHER 1 buy one but i wouldn't put any of my money into that block, i'd only buy upgrades that i could transfer over to another block (basicaly anything except building the block) and get a seperate 6 bolt block on the side so WHEN your motor takes a crap you have it right there ready to drop in. - swapping blocks isn't a 1/2 hr job though, it's a full weekend job with you and a buddy - or 2 buy a shell car with a blown motor or no motor for 2-3k and then buy a 6 bolt and drop it in there. that's my suggestion to anybody looking for one.

 

Does crankwalk predominantly occur in man. trans. cars?

 

that is a good question actually... i never though about it. i honestly don't know how an auto trani works so... i don't know. YAY now i get to go learn something new to find out the question. love these days.

 

lol, keep my posted on that... Ive got a 2g TSi w/ an auto... never had any signs of crankwalk... yet...

 

both can get crankwalk but it is more present in manuals cause of the stress on the crank

 

lol, that makes me feel a little better. Thats gotta be like... the only advantage to owning the auto