sr bearing quiry

[ray666]

Im building my motor to handle 400-450 but i was wondering if oem bearings are still okay? or do i need to step up to acl's or clevite? thx

[Sileighty_85]

OEM will be fine. but if your a baller, Nismo and Tomei

[UNITEDMASTER]

I would say go with the clevite.Then match gind/polish the crank to set clearances to what you want based on what the motor will be used for.

OEM works just fine too,just cost more

[jr_ss]

I run Cosworth bearings in my motor... Oem, Nismo, or Tomei will allow you to set tolerances to your/builders preferences. ACL are a good bearing to run as well.

[ray666]

thx guys. i just bought a new crank too and i was told to check tolerances and was also told it was ready to go. i talked to frsport yesterday and asked if there was a huge difference between brands and the guy said couldnt give me a straight answer that one was better than the other. i just figured go with oem and be done with it. now if i want to build for higher power say, 400-450hp. would aftermarket bearings be the way to go?

[Pinggg]

ACL Hx series.

[jr_ss]

Coating bearings would be more beneficial than actually going aftermarket. Supra guys run Honda bearings in their motors.

[bataangpinoy]

I went with ACL Race bearings(Five hole) from Mazworx. I've had good success with Clevite bearings in my BMW motors too.

[ray666]

yeah i was thinking of having swain coat the oe bearings too. ill know what ill be getting tomorrow. thx for all the input fellas

[Prok0]

We ran OEM bearings and also the ACL Coated bearings in our race motors.

The old race team manager mic'd out a bunch of bearings and noticed slightly less variance in the ACL bearings compared to the OEM so we started using those a good deal more.