Oem/king/acl/ engine bearings ???

tiller · 11-11-2022, 06:59 AM

Doing a built bottom end, decked block etc
Trying to choose bottom end bearings.
Curious if any of you guys have had any experience with king or acl mains and rod bearings in a high horsepower engine build. Or shouldn’t I just stick to Oem bearings?

Spooler · 11-11-2022, 01:59 PM

King bearings is what was used on my car. Main and rods. If you are just doing factory NA, just use stock.

tiller · 11-11-2022, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spooler

King bearings is what was used on my car. Main and rods. If you are just doing factory NA, just use stock.

Iam boosted, twin 58mm turbos.

Got wiseco 9:1 compression and crower rods, gona go with a new Oem crank.

You used standard size kings bearings? Stock crank?

Elmo370z · 11-11-2022, 09:30 PM

Baby turbos. King rod and mains, Use them or Acl For The oil
Clearance

fryzia23 · 11-11-2022, 09:30 PM

I built my bottom end stock crank with BC rods. Both main and rod King standard bearings. According to my plastigauge readings the clearances were on point for both.

gbrettin · 11-14-2022, 10:53 AM

I have ACL Race Series bearings in my LS swap. The shop where my car is uses them on monster builds.

I haven't heard anything bad about King.

11-11-2022, 06:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
tiller Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: ontario Posts: 370 Drives: 09 370z touring Rep Power: 14	Oem/king/acl/ engine bearings ??? Doing a built bottom end, decked block etc Trying to choose bottom end bearings. Curious if any of you guys have had any experience with king or acl mains and rod bearings in a high horsepower engine build. Or shouldn’t I just stick to Oem bearings?

11-11-2022, 01:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Spooler A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ga Posts: 13,834 Drives: 2013 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 2684392	King bearings is what was used on my car. Main and rods. If you are just doing factory NA, just use stock. tiller likes this.

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Elmo370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: st. petersburg Posts: 5,709 Drives: 09 nissan 370z Sp M6 Rep Power: 295378	Baby turbos. King rod and mains, Use them or Acl For The oil Clearance tiller likes this.

11-11-2022, 09:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
fryzia23 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: new jersey Posts: 452 Drives: 2011 MB 370Z NISMO Rep Power: 1246	I built my bottom end stock crank with BC rods. Both main and rod King standard bearings. According to my plastigauge readings the clearances were on point for both. tiller likes this.

11-14-2022, 10:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
gbrettin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portage, MI Posts: 2,284 Drives: Tricycle Rep Power: 589151	I have ACL Race Series bearings in my LS swap. The shop where my car is uses them on monster builds. I haven't heard anything bad about King. tiller likes this.

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