Rod Bearings
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Rod Bearings What rod bearing is everyone using now? Looking for rod bearings for my stock crank forged rod/piston turbo 6.0 build(~800hp-900hp @ crank). And am having a hard time deciding. It will be a street driven weekend deal.
kings seem to be the choice of many, but every set a find there seems to always be someone saying xxxx doesn't work on stock crank or those are race only, etc throughout the forum. Any advice is appreciatied
thanks!
kings seem to be the choice of many, but every set a find there seems to always be someone saying xxxx doesn't work on stock crank or those are race only, etc throughout the forum. Any advice is appreciatied
thanks!
I've always used Clevite bearings. I'm lucky, and I have never had a bearing failure. Ever. And I'm kinda old, too. 
Last year I rebuilt the LS6 in my race car. Road racing only, naturally aspirated, no street use. I used Clevite/Mahle H series. https://www.mahle-aftermarket.com/na...seriesbearings
When I installed the engine 5 years ago, I didn't touch the bottom end at all. It only had 49K miles on it, and looked really good. When I removed the factory bearings last year, they all looked really good - even the thrust surfaces. I plasti-gauged all of the crank and some of the rod bearings. They were all still within spec, and I could probably have continued to use them. My point is, the stock bearings are very good, too.
Last year I rebuilt the LS6 in my race car. Road racing only, naturally aspirated, no street use. I used Clevite/Mahle H series. https://www.mahle-aftermarket.com/na...seriesbearings
When I installed the engine 5 years ago, I didn't touch the bottom end at all. It only had 49K miles on it, and looked really good. When I removed the factory bearings last year, they all looked really good - even the thrust surfaces. I plasti-gauged all of the crank and some of the rod bearings. They were all still within spec, and I could probably have continued to use them. My point is, the stock bearings are very good, too.
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I've always used Clevite bearings. I'm lucky, and I have never had a bearing failure. Ever. And I'm kinda old, too.
Last year I rebuilt the LS6 in my race car. Road racing only, naturally aspirated, no street use. I used Clevite/Mahle H series. https://www.mahle-aftermarket.com/na...seriesbearings
When I installed the engine 5 years ago, I didn't touch the bottom end at all. It only had 49K miles on it, and looked really good. When I removed the factory bearings last year, they all looked really good - even the thrust surfaces. I plasti-gauged all of the crank and some of the rod bearings. They were all still within spec, and I could probably have continued to use them. My point is, the stock bearings are very good, too.
Last year I rebuilt the LS6 in my race car. Road racing only, naturally aspirated, no street use. I used Clevite/Mahle H series. https://www.mahle-aftermarket.com/na...seriesbearings
When I installed the engine 5 years ago, I didn't touch the bottom end at all. It only had 49K miles on it, and looked really good. When I removed the factory bearings last year, they all looked really good - even the thrust surfaces. I plasti-gauged all of the crank and some of the rod bearings. They were all still within spec, and I could probably have continued to use them. My point is, the stock bearings are very good, too.
