Alright I'm rebuilding my Integra and I plastigauged my rod bearings and at 33lb-ft the clearence is .025 when it should be a .032 min. When I torque it down at 30lb-ft the clearence is right on at .038. Is it wrong to leave the rod bearings torqued to 30lb-ft or should I get new bearings. These are brand new bearings.


Please only respond if you have experience with this

 

damn you bitches....

 

Factory specs are .0008 - 0.0015

I set up both my mains and rods at .0015" on the money. This clearance is looser than the tight-side of the factory specs, but it's s lot less than some other builders use

Vtec Rod bolt torque is 33lb, LS's are 23lb and if your using Eagles just do 28lb.

 

The measurements are in metric and yeah its a GSR