Has any one ever heard of a crank breaking? Thinking of doing a 6.0 swap!

[stokes_osu]

I will be pulling it out next week and getting pictures of the damage... I am a GM ASEP service certified tech, so i know what a crank looks like and I am about 110% it is the crank. I also know it was full on oil and am about 110% sure it is completely F' ed any way.... there was no weird noises or anything is why i am completely bum-fuzzled
If i go with the 3.5 again do you think the supercharger is worth it? where do i get the one i will need, will this take a lot of modding? Really what i am getting at is i would like to get my rig up and running without a lot of headache and not poring a lot of time into her. I need her up and running soon but want to get more Hp in my machine

[RamAirZ]

Well you'd be surprised at the people that don't know, including certified tech's (i've worked with some real idiots in the past, not saying you are by any means, just saying I've worked with some DUMB people that shouldn't even be changing oil), and having a crank go out the bottom is ALOT more uncommon than a rod, so that's why I said that. That's really weird that it just up and blew up like that with no warning and full on oil, especially at cruising. You won't be able to get a supercharger for it right now, Robbomaz is working on a new kit and the Alpine one is discontinued. If you find someone selling one used is your best bet at the moment.

[Ldub]

I've heard of it happening one time before, but gotta agree, pretty unusual to spit it out the bottom...

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/sh...hp?photo=10246

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?t=12519

getting her back on the road......

[stokes_osu]

Wow looks just like what I can see inside of mine for the hole in oil pan. I am need of an oil pan any one knows where one is, that is if I go back with a 3.5. Looks like that is what I will be doing. Found one rebuilt already and ready to drop in with a 2 yr un-lim millage warranty. Super bummed about the supercharger. I hope to hear some one pop up with one quick… plan to be back on the road in 1 week…. We will see! Dose anyone know of any other options to think about?

[etlsport]

search the forum for "engine swap canidates" it will bring up a thread i started last year sometime about engines that bolt directly to our transmissions.

they include a couple of V-8s iirc

[Ldub]

Wow looks just like what I can see inside of mine for the hole in oil pan. I am need of an oil pan any one knows where one is, that is if I go back with a 3.5. Looks like that is what I will be doing. Found one rebuilt already and ready to drop in with a 2 yr un-lim millage warranty. Super bummed about the supercharger. I hope to hear some one pop up with one quick… plan to be back on the road in 1 week…. We will see! Dose anyone know of any other options to think about?

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Not familiar with, nor affiliated with any of these vendors.

Just a random cross section of whats available on ebay when you search "6VE1"...

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[RamAirZ]

search the forum for "engine swap canidates" it will bring up a thread i started last year sometime about engines that bolt directly to our transmissions.

they include a couple of V-8s iirc

The issues with that is finding a controller for the 4L30E

And in that other members motor, the crank stayed in the block, it just split. Yours must have ripped that main cap to shreds! Maybe snapped the bolts off