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    Default Which brand of engine bearings?

    Just wondering which brand of engine bearings you guys use ? My 3sge race engine has some cheap bearings but I was told to use Clevite 77 for conrod bearings $90 a set. Anyone have suggestions ?
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    Default Re: Which brand of engine bearings?

    Clevite 77tri-metals and ACL race series I can vouch for. Anything else I haven't used yet, or not been impressed with (for example, the ACL standard bearings are def. poo).
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    Default Re: Which brand of engine bearings?

    I used ACL race series in my 3S-GTE build.. No problems as of yet
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    Default Re: Which brand of engine bearings?

    ACL or Clevite are the two choices. either way there cheap and very good

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    Default Re: Which brand of engine bearings?

    Quote Originally Posted by kingmick
    ACL or Clevite are the two choices. Either way they're cheap and very good
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    Default Re: Which brand of engine bearings?

    lmao! there the goodlyest bestly bearing thingo that ia muchly likey be himselfy

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    Default Re: Which brand of engine bearings?

    my 3s-ge has just spun a bearing. so i'm considering replacing them with a better set of bearings.
    As they say in the book, assembly is the reverse of dismantling, but slower cos you forgot where all the bits are

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    Default Re: Which brand of engine bearings?

    just go ACL

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    Default Re: Which brand of engine bearings?

    King bearings are okay, although they are probably a bit to tough. You may damage your crank before the bearing!

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    Default Re: Which brand of engine bearings?

    i vote for ACL bearings too. used them in many rebuilds.

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    Default Re: Which brand of engine bearings?

    I'm using clevite 77s in my new engine, hey, if theyre good enough for NASCAR...
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    Default Re: Which brand of engine bearings?

    Quote Originally Posted by whatthe?
    I'm using clevite 77s in my new engine, hey, if theyre good enough for NASCAR...
    sorry mate couldnt resist!

    yes good enough for nascar, but in 2006 so is a 4 barrel carbie. lol

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    Default Re: Which brand of engine bearings?

    Quote Originally Posted by kingmick
    sorry mate couldnt resist!

    yes good enough for nascar, but in 2006 so is a 4 barrel carbie. lol
    Ah well, old pushrod engines and carbies or not, they still rev like there's no tomorrow! (as far as V8s go anyway)
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    Default Re: Which brand of engine bearings?

    the pushrod part i agree with as i play with 9000rpm nascar motors with efi!

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