ebeard

94 lt1. I had the journals polished (not turned) and i'm using the stock rods and main caps. My question is do i need to measure for oversized bearings? If so how do i go about this? Thansk

ebeard

Just to clarify i need to know if i need to buy regular bearings or if it will be necessary to get onversized ones

wht97ws6ta

The only way to answer that question is to check bearing clearances. Being the shaft was polished it should be just a standard bearing, but in some cases they have to be polished pretty heavily. For those cases you will have to get a hardened race bearing, which come in .001 undersized if needed. I would recommend getting the bearing clearances checked by a machine shop. They should be able to assist you in purchasing the right bearings.

dangalla

just check your clearances with plasti-gauge. you can get it at any auto store cheap and its pretty straight forward. you should be checking them all anyway