i am freshening up the motor in my car and was just going to put in the same bearings until i found the color was worn off on the rod bearings.i've got the colors for hte mains,but not the rods(mains are blk,blk,brn,blk,blk).the problem is,i was told by crower to consider the rods as a number three.the b18c5 doesn't have single digit numbers.it has 21,22,23,24,25,26.the letters onthe crank are different as well.mine are y,y,z,z.i don't know what number to consider the rods to be.also,i wanted someone's opinion on just using some clevite standard bearings.they are much cheaper.i was just wondering if anyone had done this with any success.if not,is there a way to order them in them in sizes like you do the honda bearings.i have built several,but have always used honda bearings.thanks!

 

you can call your local acura dealer and ask the parts department for the bearing conversion chart for your app.if you are going to use clevite or other aftermarket bearing's you will want to pick up some plasticgage from local auto part store to check your clearance's.i always use factory bearings never used anything else.ive got 300,000 miles on a 94 civic coupe.why would u use anything else.thats funny that you say that cause back 6 years ago when i built my first motor with crower rods i called them to ask them what the numbers were on the rods they had no idea what i was talking about.i went through 3 diff. people.when you get your chart from acura.go three over from the top or bottom what ever is opposite of the corresponding number

 

yeah,i've always used honda bearings as well and i always use the platigauge.i have the chart in my type r manual and i know the crank letters,but i need to know how to determine the rod number to use.in other words,how do you know which to use when you have no number.

 

for the main barrings there is stamps on the block and crank and for the rods there is numbers on the rods and another # on the crank. just use the typeR barring chart to get the colors.

 

I know, the factory bearings are much more expensive, but you get what you pay for. I would definitely go for the Honda bearings instead of Clevites.

 

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i know all of that.the rods are crower,and of course that is the only number i don't know.i have the rod letters from the crank,just not the number for the rods.
i know the honda bearings are the best way to go,they are just about three times as much though.just wanted to know if anyone had used the clevites for a long time and how they matched up the sizes

 

Select fit is valid for oem fitments and won't apply to any remachined or aftermarket parts. Exchange or mod anything and the factory color coding no longer applies. The only reasons they are there to begin with is during manufacture and for field service only if there is no damage.

Somewhere in the manual you should be able to either directly read the range or extrapolate the specs.

Clevites won't work as well as the factory bearing match setup unless you custom machine each journal to produce the clearance for each assembly. There goes the cost effectiveness for production use, hence the select fit bearing selection.

After all this, the Honda oem bearing is still superior to anything aftermarket out there. As good as Clevites may be, substituting Clevites for the factory is a mistake - if you expect high rpm power and durability. IMHO, Clevites would probably hold up in a grocery getter, but I certainly wouldn't beat on it.

 

well said hybrid2nr

as far as the numbers on the rods email them or call them.