Which Brand of Main and Rod Bearings???
01-29-2010, 09:13 AM
#1
Which Brand of Main and Rod Bearings??? Doing a new build (416), what bearings are people using now?
My last build (382) had Federal Mogul Mains and King Pro Series Rod
bearings. These bearings had 30,000 miles and 10 years old and looked
almost new with alittle normal wear.
Just wandering what everyone is running now. I want a high grade bearing.
Also where to get them?
Thanks in advance.
My last build (382) had Federal Mogul Mains and King Pro Series Rod
bearings. These bearings had 30,000 miles and 10 years old and looked
almost new with alittle normal wear.
Just wandering what everyone is running now. I want a high grade bearing.
Also where to get them?
Thanks in advance.
Last edited by RENE'S RAGE; 01-29-2010 at 05:33 PM. Reason: I can't spell
01-29-2010, 12:49 PM
#6
Be sure to get a mic on that crank before ordering. Std. cranks don't always take std. bearings, especially when dealing with different brands. Bearing fitment to the journal is often required, some cranks are ground and polished on the 'low' side and some are ground and polished on the 'high' side. More times than not on a race crank, they are on the 'low' side of spec. In that case a .001" under maybe needed to get a tight oil clearance, something around .002", especially on the mains - of course, depends on the manufacturer.
I like the Federal Moguls personally, but Clevites are good to.
A note on Federal Mogul/Sealed Power cam bearings, although they don't list a performance part number in Speed Pro, the 1898M Sealed Powers are a 'high' load tin-based babbit material (basically HD), same as the harder babbit bearings used in a BBC/Hemi performance SH rod bearings as well as performance cam sets. The material name is Federaloy B-100. Most of the their race cam bearing sets for other engine families use this material as well, they call it HD Babbit, part numbers such as 2100M, 2107M, etc. good stuff.
My point is - the pricing is good on these because you don't pay the extra that you normally would for a 'race' bearing set. These are listed as standard replacements for the LS engines.
I like the Federal Moguls personally, but Clevites are good to.
A note on Federal Mogul/Sealed Power cam bearings, although they don't list a performance part number in Speed Pro, the 1898M Sealed Powers are a 'high' load tin-based babbit material (basically HD), same as the harder babbit bearings used in a BBC/Hemi performance SH rod bearings as well as performance cam sets. The material name is Federaloy B-100. Most of the their race cam bearing sets for other engine families use this material as well, they call it HD Babbit, part numbers such as 2100M, 2107M, etc. good stuff.
My point is - the pricing is good on these because you don't pay the extra that you normally would for a 'race' bearing set. These are listed as standard replacements for the LS engines.
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01-29-2010, 05:28 PM
#8
Be sure to get a mic on that crank before ordering. Std. cranks don't always take std. bearings, especially when dealing with different brands. Bearing fitment to the journal is often required, some cranks are ground and polished on the 'low' side and some are ground and polished on the 'high' side. More times than not on a race crank, they are on the 'low' side of spec. In that case a .001" under maybe needed to get a tight oil clearance, something around .002", especially on the mains - of course, depends on the manufacturer.
I like the Federal Moguls personally, but Clevites are good to.
A note on Federal Mogul/Sealed Power cam bearings, although they don't list a performance part number in Speed Pro, the 1898M Sealed Powers are a 'high' load tin-based babbit material (basically HD), same as the harder babbit bearings used in a BBC/Hemi performance SH rod bearings as well as performance cam sets. The material name is Federaloy B-100. Most of the their race cam bearing sets for other engine families use this material as well, they call it HD Babbit, part numbers such as 2100M, 2107M, etc. good stuff.
My point is - the pricing is good on these because you don't pay the extra that you normally would for a 'race' bearing set. These are listed as standard replacements for the LS engines.
I like the Federal Moguls personally, but Clevites are good to.
A note on Federal Mogul/Sealed Power cam bearings, although they don't list a performance part number in Speed Pro, the 1898M Sealed Powers are a 'high' load tin-based babbit material (basically HD), same as the harder babbit bearings used in a BBC/Hemi performance SH rod bearings as well as performance cam sets. The material name is Federaloy B-100. Most of the their race cam bearing sets for other engine families use this material as well, they call it HD Babbit, part numbers such as 2100M, 2107M, etc. good stuff.
My point is - the pricing is good on these because you don't pay the extra that you normally would for a 'race' bearing set. These are listed as standard replacements for the LS engines.
I just sent you a PM.
