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what are the best main and rod bearings for lt1?

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Old 06-09-2010, 11:21 PM
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Exclamation what are the best main and rod bearings for lt1?

ok so i had federal mogul bearings in my motor but since i recently had to pull the pistons again i decided that i want the best bearings i can get for my motor. i heard clevites are good but i dont know what series is the premium ones...also fwiw the crank is going to be 10-20 under
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King or Clevelite. If you have a crank with generous fillets you need a chamfered bearing like the "H" series.

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I'll vote for the King Alecular.

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Old 06-10-2010, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by rskrause
King or Clevelite. If you have a crank with generous fillets you need a chamfered bearing like the "H" series.

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thanks for the reply brother....and what do u mean by fillets?
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Never heard of King bearings. Learn something new everyday.
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Originally Posted by z28beast
thanks for the reply brother....and what do u mean by fillets?

fillets are also known as radius' on the crank journals.

fillet or fillets are actually the properly used term..
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I only use clevite - never have had a bearing caused failure so I'll stick with what works.
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