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Bearing Clearance #2641575 04/05/19 01:32 PM 04/05/19 01:32 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,042 MD RTSE4ME OP top fuel
RTSE4ME OP top fuel Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,042 MD	What do guys think of these clearances. Molnar 3.9 Crank and rods. Mains with King Race std =.0014 Mains with ACL Race stdX= .0035 Rods with King Race stdX= .0028 Should I go a bit tighter than .0035 on the mains?

Re: Bearing Clearance [Re: RTSE4ME] #2641632 04/05/19 04:10 PM 04/05/19 04:10 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,207 Menomonee Falls DemonDust master
DemonDust master Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,207 Menomonee Falls	What are you doing with the build? That will determine how much clearance you want. SDG Motorsports Hellcat Demon and Redeye Supercharger CNC Porting https://www.sdgmotorsports.com/

Re: Bearing Clearance [Re: DemonDust] #2641653 04/05/19 05:14 PM 04/05/19 05:14 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,042 MD RTSE4ME OP top fuel
RTSE4ME OP top fuel Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,042 MD	High comp N/A bracket race engine

Re: Bearing Clearance [Re: RTSE4ME] #2641680 04/05/19 07:08 PM 04/05/19 07:08 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,207 Menomonee Falls DemonDust master
DemonDust master Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,207 Menomonee Falls	I wouldn't hesitate going with the .0035 and those rod bearings. The .0014 is fine for stock, but not an engine making big power. SDG Motorsports Hellcat Demon and Redeye Supercharger CNC Porting https://www.sdgmotorsports.com/

Re: Bearing Clearance [Re: DemonDust] #2641689 04/05/19 07:25 PM 04/05/19 07:25 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,042 MD RTSE4ME OP top fuel
RTSE4ME OP top fuel Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,042 MD	Thank you. I was thinking about getting a set of ACL Std and mixing with the StdX. I will run it as is since am tired of buying bearings.

Re: Bearing Clearance [Re: RTSE4ME] #2641710 04/05/19 08:18 PM 04/05/19 08:18 PM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 614 Michigan G Get-X mopar
Get-X mopar G Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 614 Michigan	I like to be .002-.003 on mains and .003ish rods in the engines I normally play with. I haven't built a race gen III but imagine they want about the same. '65 Belvedere '68 GTX '57 Dodge pickup

Re: Bearing Clearance [Re: Get-X] #2641841 04/06/19 08:03 AM 04/06/19 08:03 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,042 MD RTSE4ME OP top fuel
RTSE4ME OP top fuel Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,042 MD	I was hoping to get around .0025 on the mains and had King STDX bearings on order for over a month but they are on backorder till June. Decided to try ACLs.

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