Going by the following pics. Would you say these are good results?
Fitted with new standard fitment acl bearings.

 

did you clean the journals well? i say this because any oil left over can cause a false reading.

 

Yes. Cleaned with microfiber and torqued to 45lb with lube arp2000 bolts

 

Is it just me or does metric plastigauge look a lot bigger than american standard?

I'd say it looks to be just a hair less than 1.5 so I'd say it's right about 1.4mm .

Curious how big (diameter) your plastigauge is before you squish it? How much bigger than fishing line is it?

 

should have used green not red

 

yeah i also use green for the bearing tolerances. isnt the red the next size larger making it harder to estimate...

 

Dont use plastigauge..u should use plastigage in inch or mm..

 

I think you should have used green not red.

 

I would also suggest green as it is supposed to be more accurate under .003 clearance BUT I would also recommend using outside micrometers and a dial bore gauge if you plan on building your own engines.

The inherent subjectivity of Plastigage is no replacement for the +/-.0001 of micrometers and a bore gauge or inside micrometer. If you margin of error on plastigage is +/-.0005 up to .001 then it's potentially 30-50% error on your exact clearance.

 

assuming that's measuring in thousandths, I would say 0.0013-0.0014" is a little tight on the rods.