Which Rod Bearings?

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05-03-2003, 06:16 PM

statiksol

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Which Rod Bearings?

so i got some eagle rods for my ls/vtec. its a 1990 bottom end and i need to figure out which rod bearings to get for the new rods. i was told a #3 honda bearing is what i need. what the hell is #3? is there a part number for them? any help please.

05-03-2003, 06:38 PM

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Re:Which Rod Bearings?

I beleive those would be the green bearings... #3's?

I used #3's on min, but always use plastigauge for clearence..

Jeff

05-04-2003, 12:16 PM

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Re:Which Rod Bearings?

what kind of clearances are you running on yours?

05-04-2003, 05:31 PM

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Re:Which Rod Bearings?

God, I would have to go look at the manual.. it was all within factory specs..

JEff

05-05-2003, 10:51 PM

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Re:Which Rod Bearings?

Remember, plastigauge is you best friend :-)

I'm actually using Clevite 77 rod and main bearings, but I had my crank machined so that the tolerances are right on. Otherwise, make sure you use Honda bearings.