Posted By: maximum entropy
dear engine building friends... - 01/29/09 04:52 AM
i'm building a 500 tall deck medium effort stroker for a friend, and the kit provided me with clevite ms-1795 v main bearings. according to summit they're vandervells, or a reasonable facsimile. what do you guys think about these? they're half grooved, which i don't care for, but if you guys say they're good, i'll use 'em. shouldn't see more than 7000 rpm.
Posted By: rebel
Re: dear engine building friends... - 01/29/09 08:03 AM
7000 rpm??? swap them for full groove.
Posted By: Mopar_Rich
Re: dear engine building friends... - 01/29/09 03:36 PM
Those are soft bearings that are especially made for racing. Don't let the half groove shouldn't scare you. It's a good bearing. They will not last as long however. I use that bearing for mild supercharged engines because of the embedability.
Posted By: maximum entropy
Re: dear engine building friends... - 01/29/09 04:41 PM
this engine will definitely be race only. these bearings are expensive, that's for sure! i have no experience with half grooved bearings in a race application, hence my paranoia.
Posted By: Mopar_Rich
Re: dear engine building friends... - 01/29/09 05:47 PM
For a normally aspirated RB bracket engine where I'd want the bearings to outlast the rings, I'd use the MS2233HG main bearing, Calico coated.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: dear engine building friends... - 01/30/09 04:30 AM
I'm not a fan of V series bearings.
i'd recommend the clevite MS1277HG if it's a later block that will accept the larger thrust surface.