Anyone used these? The Kit comes with Main Bearings, Rod Bearings, and Thrust washers.

they are standard replacement size.

My crank was in excellent shape so we didnt cut it, I was wondering if anyone had anything to say about these bearings..

they are 99.00 for the full set. Any comments?

 

From what i heard the ACL is great bearing, but the downside is that they required cutting to fit which cost money. Oem is good enough for anything mostly.

 

Does anyone know how many thousands of an inch is different between a green rod bearing, and a Brown rod bearing?

arnt they really small differences?

 

the diffrence is 2 tenths.....

 

go oem and the difference is 2/10's!

 

how many here can even measure accurately to .0002"
ACL's go to the green size, right in the middle.
I've used ACL's in over 100 motors with no problems

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by earl &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how many here can even measure accurately to .0002"
ACL's go to the green size, right in the middle.
I've used ACL's in over 100 motors with no problems</TD></TR></TABLE>

Do you still plastigauge them??
(might be a stupid question)

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by quiksheit &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Do you still plastigauge them??
(might be a stupid question)</TD></TR></TABLE>

ACL bearings dont need to be plastiguaged because they are one size fits all. i have them on my turbo b18b1 EK with no problem. and EARL is the man if u guys want them.

 

ACL bearings are good. I use them in all the motors I build, and have never had a problem.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by earl &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how many here can even measure accurately to .0002"
ACL's go to the green size, right in the middle.
I've used ACL's in over 100 motors with no problems</TD></TR></TABLE>

listen to watever earl has to say, trust me

 

I am in the process of rebuilding my D-16 Y-8 and I have hit a bit of a snag. I had the crank balanced, and micro polished at a local machine shop, and reassembled the motor using ACL bearings. When I was installing the rods I noticed that they have a significant amount of play. Even when they are tightened to the torque specs that came in the instructions they still wiggle.

The rods are made by Eagle, and have had no modifications done to them. I know that Honda used a color system for the bearings, but is there a way to estimate the bearing size by measuring the crank. I am assuming that the machine shop either accidentally turned the crank, or it had been turned by the previous owner.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

The crank is out of a 1995 Civic Ex if that helps any.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by L.D.S. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I am in the process of rebuilding my D-16 Y-8 and I have hit a bit of a snag. I had the crank balanced, and micro polished at a local machine shop, and reassembled the motor using ACL bearings. When I was installing the rods I noticed that they have a significant amount of play. Even when they are tightened to the torque specs that came in the instructions they still wiggle.

The rods are made by Eagle, and have had no modifications done to them. I know that Honda used a color system for the bearings, but is there a way to estimate the bearing size by measuring the crank. I am assuming that the machine shop either accidentally turned the crank, or it had been turned by the previous owner.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

The crank is out of a 1995 Civic Ex if that helps any.</TD></TR></TABLE>

thats why these "one-size-fits-all" bearings suck ***....

OEM

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jdmblake &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">go oem and the difference is 2/10's! </TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by earl &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how many here can even measure accurately to .0002"
ACL's go to the green size, right in the middle.
I've used ACL's in over 100 motors with no problems</TD></TR></TABLE>

Ummm so which is it? 2 tenths of an inch is HUGE in an engine, that's 0.2". Did you mean 2 ten-thousandths, .0002"?

 

I used acl rod bearings on my rebuild. Got the green ones which were in the middle, I plastigaged them and results were good, so far so good. They're not that expensive either.

 

if u dont plastigage ur crank then ur insane! why not take the extra time and plastigage the crank to make sure u have the right clearance. wouldnt it suck to finish build n ur motor and start it up and notice the oil pressure is low (ive gone though this already so i know from experience) and u can even spin a bearing if the clearances is not within spec (.0015 to .002). it pays off to plastigage ur motor!!!! i use acl bearings, but i also plastigage my motor to make sure they have the right clearances

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by non-VTEC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thats why these "one-size-fits-all" bearings suck ***....

OEM </TD></TR></TABLE>


I am starting to realize on my own. Its OEM for me from now on

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by StolenTeg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">From what i heard the ACL is great bearing, but the downside is that they required cutting to fit which cost money. Oem is good enough for anything mostly.</TD></TR></TABLE>

is this true....because i was gonna use a set in my build?i dont wanna cut any thing

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PatrickGSR94 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Ummm so which is it? 2 tenths of an inch is HUGE in an engine, that's 0.2". Did you mean 2 ten-thousandths, .0002"?</TD></TR></TABLE>

2 tenths refers to 2 ten thousands. very small. aka 200 millionths. .2 would be 200 thousandths.

the australian government uses acl bearings for all their machine shiznit.... cant be shitty if they are subcontracted by a country.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by projectTeG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

is this true....because i was gonna use a set in my build?i dont wanna cut any thing</TD></TR></TABLE>

i didn't have to cut anything

 

you should always plastigauge bearings no matter if they are brand new and say they will fit your main journals or rod journals. taking a couple more minutes could save ur engine.

 

wtf??? cutting the crank to fit acl bearings???? thats the first i heard of that one. theres no need to cut ur crank to put in bearings unless ur crank is messed up!