Sup people, after doing some research i can't decide about what kind of engine bearings i shouldl use on my all motor b20 vtec build, i have found some mixed reviews and i want to know what are the good ones that i can use, the options are...

acl
acl race
king
king high performance
OEM honda (im not feeling running this ones)

i ll thank so much, if somebody with knowledge and experience could give me his/her advice...

 

The ones that have the proper clearances for the engine would be my choice. What's wrong with OEM? Most OEM bearings tend to last for 200-300k+ miles when they have proper clearances and routine maintenance is carried out.

 

Gimme an "O"!! Gimme an "E"!! Gimme an "M"!!! .. What's that spell? - A GREAT RUNNING ENGINE!! ;-)

 

LOL. ^^^What he said

 

i heard oem bearings for The b18a/b's? where no good for high revving. due to the metal they are made with.

 

^^^thats why you buy bearings for a b16 same metal as gsr/itr and same thickness as b18b

 

A LOT of people have had great results using OEM bearings

 

Clevite, now made by mahle.

I have the part numbers ill post up when I get home

 

pr3 and gsr/itr are different. the pr3 bearings are better than LS bearings and have the same width.

 

bump for some more info...

 

OEM with WPC treatment is the route I'm going.
http://www.wpctreatment.com/

here's where I read about it awhile back:
http://www.turbomagazine.com/tech/tu...ent/index.html

 

Don't forget you can use k20a2 main bearings too, kinda like gsr rod bearings that have a special coating.

Motoiq.com has a great article on wpc and use it on most of their projects
If I build another b series it'll be gsr/itr rod bearings and probably these for the mains, http://www.cosworthusa.com/store/pc/...&idproduct=405

 

so i can use b16 bearings out of a 00 em1 on my lsvtec

 

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I'm running Clevite bearing in my b20v with no problems.

 

running these in my built boosted itr, solid bottom end so far. beat on it everytime i drive it.

 

i dunno how but im a dumbass and lost my rod bearings. but heres the mains and tw.

Clevite Part#'s

Mains: MS-2095 7324M
Thrust Washers: TW-473S 1826AF

if you call them they are EXTREMELY helpful, almost overly nice lol
MAHLE: 1_800_637_7654

 

Honestly, I don't think there is a "best." I think they are all good bearings. I'd be willing to bet anything that 95% of the horror stories you hear are due to some sort of installation error.

 

Exactly what i was thinking.

 

clevite is absolute ****.. so many motors failling cause of bad bearings.. not just all motors, but FI setups as well.

I use ACL, but if not ACL OEM.. proper color matching... stay close to OEM spec as well.

 

I agree but there are a lot of cheap ones that you wanna stay away from.

Clevite and ACL seem to have the "best" rep

First time hearing that, I've been using them since I learned to do my own bearings.

These bearing you put in personally?

 

Bearings are only as good as the person doing the clearencing and machining and the person building the engine, OEM & ACL are very good. Clevite,King work great never had a problem with any of them.

 

kid down the street bought new ACL Race bearings and told me how he's gonna be able to rev higher cause the bearings lol. AND as he said it I watched him oil BOTH sides of is rod bearing he was installing.

Lol

 

i used ACL race bearings or OEM with no problem....

 

DOH

 

rev rev rev bang. thats amusing