ACL bearing help?? please
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ACL bearing help?? please
Ok ACL's are one size fits all for the most part i hear, but in honda world what color bearing would be one size smaller (tighter clearance) that ACL's thanks This is for a gen1 b16 rod bearing. thanks again
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Re: ACL bearing help?? please (AbaZ)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AbaZ »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ACL 1 size fits all.. 
lol, thats why I use factory bearings
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ACLs are actually good bearings. A better choice over OEM in my opinion, especially because of the price.
Read what earl has to say about ACLs in this thread.
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=628073
lol, thats why I use factory bearings
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ACLs are actually good bearings. A better choice over OEM in my opinion, especially because of the price.
Read what earl has to say about ACLs in this thread.
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=628073
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let me rephrase that.. I have actually used ACL bearings and have had no problems with them, but I PREFER using factory bearings. I get my mains and rods right on .0015 and sometimes that requires 2 different color bearings.
Example, engines I just really dont care about, I just slap in some cheap ACL bearings, and with ones I care about I use factory bearings.
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Example, engines I just really dont care about, I just slap in some cheap ACL bearings, and with ones I care about I use factory bearings.
Jeff
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Re: ACL bearing help?? please (AbaZ)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AbaZ »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">lol, thats why I use factory bearings</TD></TR></TABLE>What is your actual clearance after you install your honda bearings?
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Re: ACL bearing help?? please (earl)
Earl you can debat all day long about ACL bearings and I could careless,
I come out about .0015 - .0017 everytime, at times it does suck that I have to buy a bunch of different combanations of bearings and some I dont even use, then have to go back to the dealer and re-order some more bearings. But I'm getting a nice little collection.
I come out about .0015 - .0017 everytime, at times it does suck that I have to buy a bunch of different combanations of bearings and some I dont even use, then have to go back to the dealer and re-order some more bearings. But I'm getting a nice little collection.
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Re: ACL bearing help?? please (AbaZ)
What makes you so sure that stock clearances are best for a not stock engine?
As earl has said before, only Honda uses the color coded bearing system, every other car manufacturer gets by fine without it.
As earl has said before, only Honda uses the color coded bearing system, every other car manufacturer gets by fine without it.
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Re: ACL bearing help?? please (RyanCivic2000)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RyanCivic2000 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What makes you so sure that stock clearances are best for a not stock engine?
As earl has said before, only Honda uses the color coded bearing system, every other car manufacturer gets by fine without it.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Because I know what works ? I havent been doing this **** for the past 5 years for nothing.
And Honda is not the only one who uses it, lets try Nissan/Infinity/Mitsubishi but the really good manufactors like Kia and Hyndai use the good ol 1 size fits all.
As earl has said before, only Honda uses the color coded bearing system, every other car manufacturer gets by fine without it.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Because I know what works ? I havent been doing this **** for the past 5 years for nothing.
And Honda is not the only one who uses it, lets try Nissan/Infinity/Mitsubishi but the really good manufactors like Kia and Hyndai use the good ol 1 size fits all.
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Re: ACL bearing help?? please (AbaZ)
OEM 
for the true hardcore builder who fully blueprints his engine with a dial bore guage and micrometer.....
ACl for the average person who wants to save 120 bucks and get a good set of bearings he can check with plastiguage. If one of them is off he can stop by honda and buy the bearing halfs individually at 12 bucks a peice...
The last engine I built was a H22a .... the block asked for all greens on the mains but was stamped wrong .... Turns out that I had to get a brown for # 3 because the acl was way to loose ...
Important point in Engine building --- NEVER Assume anything ! tripple check all your measurements.
for the true hardcore builder who fully blueprints his engine with a dial bore guage and micrometer..... ACl
for the average person who wants to save 120 bucks and get a good set of bearings he can check with plastiguage. If one of them is off he can stop by honda and buy the bearing halfs individually at 12 bucks a peice...The last engine I built was a H22a .... the block asked for all greens on the mains but was stamped wrong .... Turns out that I had to get a brown for # 3 because the acl was way to loose ...
Important point in Engine building --- NEVER Assume anything ! tripple check all your measurements.
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