I read a post a long time ago where i think EARL recommended clevite 77 and ACL bearings.

Can anyone let me know if the clevite tri metals are any good?

 

i got clevite 77 no problems here. lots of racers use both of them with no problem !

 

Reason being is i can get the clevite for near half the price of the acl where i am at.

 

I've used the Clevites in several motors. They work fine for me.

 

oem honda bearings only! why would anyone want to use anything else??

 

If honda would ship there bearings in a small box and not a bag i would use them. Ive gotten 3 bearings oem and they were flattened.

Also honda bearings in canada are near 3 times the price. It would cost me near 200 for a complete set.

 

they do ive ordered just bearings hundreds of times from majestic and they are boxed well.


and that is about what a set of oem bearings goes for..

 

Yeah i would order from majestic but in canada they only ship fed ex or ups and i will get nailed with duty making the bearings to much. I dunno but the bearings ive got from honda dealers herecome in the honda sealed bags. I worked at honda the kids chuck the **** around scares me.

 

definitely agree, mike knows what he is talking about

 

There are more than one ways to skin a cat. Honda is the best way to go, but ACL are also a good option. I have used them in many builds and never had a problem. Just make sure the clearences are within spec. Tools usually make that kind of hard as most of us are part timers and don't do this stuff for a living. Hence the lack of tools to build to exact spec. Not an excuse to short cut, just and observation.

 

OEM is nice, but her in Germany they cost us (calculated in your donation) 552USD :-(
That hurts a lot.... We used both, ACL and Clevite - both worked fine ...

 

I wouldnt worry what bearings are used. I worry more about the clearances being to spec.