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what are the best main and rod bearings for lt1?

Old Jun 9, 2010 | 11:21 PM
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Exclamation what are the best main and rod bearings for lt1?

ok so i had federal mogul bearings in my motor but since i recently had to pull the pistons again i decided that i want the best bearings i can get for my motor. i heard clevites are good but i dont know what series is the premium ones...also fwiw the crank is going to be 10-20 under
Old Jun 10, 2010 | 09:11 AM
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King or Clevelite. If you have a crank with generous fillets you need a chamfered bearing like the "H" series.

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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 12:10 PM
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I'll vote for the King Alecular.

http://www.kingbearings.com/advantages.html
Old Jun 10, 2010 | 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by rskrause
King or Clevelite. If you have a crank with generous fillets you need a chamfered bearing like the "H" series.

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thanks for the reply brother....and what do u mean by fillets?
Old Jun 10, 2010 | 03:49 PM
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Never heard of King bearings. Learn something new everyday.
Old Jun 10, 2010 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by z28beast
thanks for the reply brother....and what do u mean by fillets?

fillets are also known as radius' on the crank journals.

fillet or fillets are actually the properly used term..
Old Jun 12, 2010 | 01:08 AM
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I only use clevite - never have had a bearing caused failure so I'll stick with what works.
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