Wiseco (hotrods)

[Mike DUB]

I am rebuilding my friends 1993 Banshee and we bought a Hotrods crank in box delivered for $371. (the middle bearings are readish) It looks sick. we bought a Wiseco prolite top end kit delivered for $175. (371+175=546) plus oil seal kit and gaskets = more money.

 

I just bought a 1993 Banshee for a $Grand$ it needs a crank, top-end kit, and a head. (so far, I just got it tonight and didn't have much time to look.) It is bored .020 over, freshly rebuilt carbs, stock pipes, twist throttle, t.o.r.s. eliminator kit, new tires, new chain, 200w stator from ricky stator, ricky stator pick up coil and ignition coil., more I think I still need to look.

 

but it sounds like it needs the same things almost as my buddies. Is this a better deal?

 

I saw on ebay a Wiseco crank with Hotrods connecting rods, and a Wiseco top end kit and the oil seal kit and gaskets for like $500. ( HotRods crank and Wiseco crank w/ HotRods connecting rods) are these two cranks the same or are they different.

 

Thank You for your help

Mike

[Mike DUB]

I am rebuilding my friends 1993 Banshee and we bought a Hotrods crank in box delivered for $371. (the middle bearings are readish) It looks sick. we bought a Wiseco prolite top end kit delivered for $175. (371+175=546) plus oil seal kit and gaskets = more money.

 

I just bought a 1993 Banshee for a $Grand$ it needs a crank, top-end kit, and a head. (so far, I just got it tonight and didn't have much time to look.) It is bored .020 over, freshly rebuilt carbs, stock pipes, twist throttle, t.o.r.s. eliminator kit, new tires, new chain, 200w stator from ricky stator, ricky stator pick up coil and ignition coil., more I think I still need to look.

 

but it sounds like it needs the same things almost as my buddies. Is this a better deal?

 

I saw on ebay a Wiseco crank with Hotrods connecting rods, and a Wiseco top end kit and the oil seal kit and gaskets for like $500. ( HotRods crank and Wiseco crank w/ HotRods connecting rods) are these two cranks the same or are they different.

 

Thank You for your help

Mike

 

oh yeah if they r different which is better should i get the more expensive one?

[2strokespirit]

Wiseco and Hotrods cranks wear distributed by one company, made in the same factory. These days each do their own thing, just minor changes on the numbers and colour of the spacer etc... It is the exact same thing out of the exact same factory in Taiwan..

 

There are chinese brand cranks starting to come on the market, "no names" you can see how bad the finish is on the cranks, I would not run them as the conrods are WEAK, a friend of mine tried it, rod failed etc, disaster.... BUT using the webbing is fine and rebuild them with good rods... (Thought I shared this)

[Mike DUB]

Wiseco and Hotrods cranks wear distributed by one company, made in the same factory. These days each do their own thing, just minor changes on the numbers and colour of the spacer etc... It is the exact same thing out of the exact same factory in Taiwan..

 

There are chinese brand cranks starting to come on the market, "no names" you can see how bad the finish is on the cranks, I would not run them as the conrods are WEAK, a friend of mine tried it, rod failed etc, disaster.... BUT using the webbing is fine and rebuild them with good rods... (Thought I shared this)

 

Thanks for the input!