i'm buying my custom length rod/vitara combo from fjt today and i was wondering if the acl bearings will make a difference compared to the ones oriely's or auto zone can get me?

 

not really, as long as your clearances are good then you thouldn't have any problems. If your looking for a good cheap bearing, buy some toplines, they are actually king bearings repackaged at a nice discount.

 

last i checked Advanced had Clevite 77 (comparable to ACL) rod bearings for $8. Holy ---- that is a good price.

 

Interesting...

 

Thats 8 bucks per rod, 32 bucks is stillcheap *** hell. As for the quality of clevite 77's, Titan runs them in all of their builds.

 

No, it was 8 bucks per set. A complete set of Clevite mains currently goes for $19, but I'm not finding a listing for their rod bearings.

Ever dealt with the King Aleculars?

 

I just called my local auto zone, they don't carry the clevites, they do have the sealed powers at 36 bucks a set.

I use the kings in all of my builds. Alot of the v8 guys use them. I can't say enough about them.

 

First 500 whp build I saw that had a turned crank ran Aleculars. The engine had been abused and detonated on, but the crank and bearings still looked great, aside from a little marring on the upper bearing half of the hole that had detonated. Ever seen a forged piston where the *rings* had broken into short fragments and twisted themselves vertical in the mangled remnants of the lands? Wierd, but obviously good bearings.