ok i have a b18 im little confused here i want to use factory honda bearings and i have a chilton manuel but i have no clue what color bearings to use were i have crower rods and how do i plastigauge with out knowing what size bearing toy use
and on the mains same way
do i call acura and tell them the vin on the block and thell know the mains im sure but what about the rods this is going to be a high horsepower block and i need it to be exact and the thrust bearings too how do i choose those any info will help please

 

does anyone know how to do this

 

im pretty sure that crowers use a number 3 as their starting point for plastigauging.

thrust washers are one size fits all......unless somethings wrong

 

ok the thrust washer is understanded but the bearings for the rods use a num 3 bearing what color is that and what if there to tight or to loose do i buy diffrent bearings or what and on the main caps were do i start

 

are acl bearings worht a damn too or stick with honda i hear there the best

 

Acl's

they are gree/brown, right in the middle of the chart

 

dont really understand which to get though for each rod and each journal

 

so will the solid green work all the way acroos and how do you file the bearings down if needed

 

anyone please

 

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File the bearings down?????!?!! What the......maybe you should be having somebody who knows what they are doing do this for you.

But if you still want to try.

You start with the middle of the road(green), install, plastiguage and then figure out what size you will need from there.

 

thinking of buying the acl bearings from camp1320 anyone have bought them from him he said there within spec anyone has bought thme from him let m eknow please

 

Just buy the ACL's; they're a one-size-fits-all bearing, unless something was majorly wrong w/ your old motor.

To plastigage, just put a strip across the journal, rod/main, torque it down, carefully pull it off, and use the wrapper to measure how tight/loose the clearances are.

The ACL's should spec out to be fine.

 

how well are these to hold up like a honda bering i hear honda bearings the best u can use but will the acls be a good lasting under extrewme pressures and duty

 

I have never heard of the Honda's being better than the ACL's, or vice versa.

I have never heard of an ACL or Honda bearing failing prematurely, either.

 

cool i have heard the honda bearings are better bearings but i will be going with the acls and
just say the clearance is off a little how do you correct it

 

what is the acl bearing kit part num for the b18c1 block with crower rods what bearing used for the crowers from acl part nums please

 

The crower rods should have the same journal specs as a normal rod. Just tell the guys you order from you need the bearings for a 9x Integra GSR; they'll give you the right ones.

 

yeah, pretty sure crower's are #3 so you should be ok on the rods.
But if some clearances are out of spec., you can always mix and match with honda bearings

 

look on the bottom of the block, where the oil pan gasket sits, you will see 5 letters, these are the colors of your main bearings. on the crank you should see numbers on the counterweights, these are your rod bearing sizes. i just used honda bearings in a gsr motor i built, amazing. the crank spun with no effort, and the car revs very fast.

 

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Was it your first motor you've built? Because provided you assembled it correctly and it was all in spec, EVERY motor should rotate like that. The quality of the bearings is not determined by how well it turns over by hand.

 

Im using stock honda bearings in my motor build...

Anyway... now to rant on the noob...

these guys have answered your question more times then I can count, the whole point of plastigauge is to figure out what size bearing you need. there is no "kit" that can be used, the whole point is to measure it and figure it out using a bearing of your choice as a starting point.

Buy a single pair of green bearings (makes one complete bearing) and plastigauge it in each rod... buy new bearings accordingly

The best method is to use ye old dial bore gauge and mic everything out exactly, plastigauge is REALLY sloppy, but usually gets the job done.

Seriously man read what the hell people are writing. The only person who can tell what the hell bearings you need is the one that has the engine ready at hand, aka YOU...

I also do not believe it is a good idea to match bearing halfs aka green/brown on the same journal.

 

thanks but im no noob just needed advice thank guys