crank and piston question

[400exmxracer]

I have a 11/1 426 wiseco piston and was wondering if I should go with a hot rods crank or a wiseco crank and if there is much of a difference if any?

[jman7290]

The best one you can get is a hotrods crank with a carrilo rod I beam rod. You can ebay carillo rod and it will come up. Indestructable!

[400exmxracer]

Is it worth it? What gain will I get from it compared to the wiseco. Cause I can get the whole wiseco bottom end rebuild kit for 230 and the hotrods crank cost like 260 with out gaskets or bearings or anything else. Im not made of money but I would like it to run well

[400exwhipper]

I thought hot rods made a stroker crank but I can't seem to find it?

[400exmxracer]

They do, but u have to get a new piston and stuff too. U can get them on eBay for a reasonable price

[CJM]

Do you need a crank as in yours is bad or do you want a crank?

[400exmxracer]

Mine is bad. So I just bought the wiseco kit

[CJM]

Originally posted by 400exmxracer
Mine is bad. So I just bought the wiseco kit

Wiseco crank should be ok. Bet you coulda scored an entire bottom end on ebay for less than a crank tho.

[400exmxracer]

I did. I got the whole wiseco bottom end kit with gaskets bearings rod crank and everything else for 250 shipped

[beastlywarrior]

I wouldnt recommend wiseco cranks to anyone the quality just isnt there

[400exmxracer]

Why, what's the matter with them ?

[beastlywarrior]

They dont have the longevity of oem or even hotrods wiseco outsources their cranks to a cheap chinese company and just rebrands them

[400exmxracer]

So is this thing not gonna do me any good? Or last very long?

[beastlywarrior]

not from what ive seen

[400exmxracer]

Wonderful...

[Zakradu398]

I've never heard of problems with them:confused:

[400exmxracer]

Neither have I...

[CJM]

Originally posted by 400exmxracer
I did. I got the whole wiseco bottom end kit with gaskets bearings rod crank and everything else for 250 shipped

No, what I meant was that you coulda bought an entire trans and everything for the same price basically.

[400exmxracer]

Used maby

[CJM]

Originally posted by 400exmxracer
Used maby

Of course used. The trans is incredibly hard to wear out on these things anyways.

[400exmxracer]

My trans is fine. And I wouldn't really want a stock used crank to be put back into my quad that I'm building up a bit

[CJM]

Originally posted by 400exmxracer
My trans is fine. And I wouldn't really want a stock used crank to be put back into my quad that I'm building up a bit

In all honesty very few stock cranks have issues. I know tons of people with 400s and never had an issue with anything in the bottom end.

But it is your cash, spend it how you wish.