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Mar 5, 2020 | 07:17 PM

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Bearing clearance

Putting my new engine together and setting it up 250 shot of nitrous . How much clearance do I need to run on rod. bearing .0025? I Will be running king bearing pmax all ready bought the standard size and .001+ thanks for your input. I will be running a Wet sump oil system with a accusump

Mar 5, 2020 | 07:21 PM

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.0025” is fine for rods. What are you doing for mains? Al block or iron?

Mar 5, 2020 | 08:06 PM

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Main are from .002 to .0023 new RHS block alumnium block 450 cid Just finished the last piece of the puzzle order a custom cam from mike jones

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Main are from .002 to .0023 new RHS block alumnium block 450 cid Just finished the last piece of the puzzle order a custom cam from mike jones

Sounds like a fun build. What’s it going in? What heads? Tell us more! Pictures are even better!

Mar 6, 2020 | 05:38 PM

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Build List
RHS block 4.165 bore
king pmax bearings
K1 crank 4.125 stroke
Wiseco-11 inverted domes .009 in the hole Will be using a .030 head gasket =11.73 compression/ 93 octane
Lunati pro series I beams 6.125
ati 10% UD damper
melling oil pump + accusump
Trick Flow 260 ls7 heads with Ferrea hollow stem valves 2.200 in /1.615ex
crower shaft system 1.8 with needle bearing
/ steward solid lifters. 750 wheels with needle bearing
mike jones custom cam
Pac 1237x springs and PAC tool steel retainers
MSD intake
balancing by Whites Proformance @ Kingsport Tn
looking to make 700 hp @
the flywheel
if I don’t this’s bottle will take care of it /the dyno run is on my ls2 Thru a 4.10 on a 150 shot on a conservative tune 8 degrees of timing pulled