Originally Posted by blown sv

yes that would be correct ,the very early evo 3's had crank problems but that was fixed and has no longer been a problem, i would say you had a worn big end or a bad rear bearing which causes the crank pin to break , this will happen to any brand of motor
evo 3 sti's and evo 4's are one of the best motors youll get straight out of the box, even the evo 3 standard motor in great,
definatly not a common problem