Which Main & Rod Bearings For CA18DET ?

[Spawn_CA18]

hello my friends,

i want to know which brand bearings are you using for your ca18det?

and comments please. now im rebuilding my engine myself , end started to buy parts. but i cant make a desicion about main&rod bearings.

can you write HP and Bearings of yours.

thanks
1993 EDM Nissan 200SX RS13 CA18DET
C.Efe GURSES

[mydato]

double post

[mydato]

I use either King or NDC bearings. NDC are the OEM for Nissan. Don't go cheap and buy ACL. They are rubbish. I asume you will be micing up your journals and caps to determine the correct sizing...

[Spawn_CA18]

surely im going to use aftermarket parts, to be honest i considered to buy oem bearings , but after searched a little i see aftermarket bearings is much solid then oem ones..

a friend of mine using tomei , but i cant fine tomei bearings on net. so i think im going to buy ACL Race main and rod bearings. but still want to know what you are using

[boost_boy]

surely im going to use aftermarket parts, to be honest i considered to buy oem bearings , but after searched a little i see aftermarket bearings is much solid then oem ones..

a friend of mine using tomei , but i cant fine tomei bearings on net. so i think im going to buy ACL Race main and rod bearings. but still want to know what you are using

Most bearings are good enough for most your needs as the industry's standards are very strict in quality assurance. Good luck with the ACL race bearings if you choose to purchase them. Be sure and check everything a few times before buttoning-up your bottom end. All depends on the conditon of your crank as well as preparation of said crank. If your journals have issues and these issues are not address, then if doesn't matter what bearing you use because they will eventually fail.

[boost_boy]

surely im going to use aftermarket parts, to be honest i considered to buy oem bearings , but after searched a little i see aftermarket bearings is much solid then oem ones..

a friend of mine using tomei , but i cant fine tomei bearings on net. so i think im going to buy ACL Race main and rod bearings. but still want to know what you are using

Most bearings are good enough for most your needs as the industry's standards are very strict in quality assurance. Good luck with the ACL race bearings if you choose to purchase them. Be sure and check everything a few times before buttoning-up your bottom end. All depends on the conditon of your crank as well as preparation of said crank. If your journals have issues and these issues are not address, then if doesn't matter what bearing you use because they will eventually fail.

[Spawn_CA18]

what you mean with ; ''Good luck with the ACL race bearings if you choose to purchase them'' ? is they not good enough?

surely measurements will be perfectly. i have build some japanese engines few times.and a specialist will take care of my crank.

[boost_boy]

what you mean with ; ''Good luck with the ACL race bearings if you choose to purchase them'' ? is they not good enough?

surely measurements will be perfectly. i have build some japanese engines few times.and a specialist will take care of my crank.

Just what I meant to say "good luck" as in good luck at whatever you try to do. Please accept my good graces and build a great running engine........

[blownhemi]

what you mean with ; ''Good luck with the ACL race bearings if you choose to purchase them'' ? is they not good enough?

surely measurements will be perfectly. i have build some japanese engines few times.and a specialist will take care of my crank.

He means this.
acl-race-bearings-flip-a-coin-t481934.html
I've ordered ACL Race's, too, though, despite having read this, because around here, noone had any problems with them. We'll see.

What's up with the search function in this new forum engine, does anyone know? Seems like it won't find threads that were created in the old system.

[Spawn_CA18]

i see too much people had problem with ACL's. now i'm confused... :S :S

i cant make desicion .. price is not problem , just want to buy strongest bearings.

[D_Stirls]

I too have ACL Race Series at my machinists and will be going into my engine when it's finished being machined. As long as you check your clearances and have the correct crush you won't have a problem.
There are plenty on BIG HP (1000 BHP) cars down here running them and i have never heard of a problem with them until a thread popped up on here a few months ago.

[r34 gtr]

Since no one has mentioned them,

I have used Clevite 77 main and rod bearings and I have had great luck with them.

I mean, if John Force uses them...

[Spawn_CA18]

are you saying all of them were caused by non-proper crank and bearing oil clerances or wrong calculating or machinist fault?

[boost_boy]

are you saying all of them were caused by non-proper crank and bearing oil clerances or wrong calculating or machinist fault?

The crank didn't need a machinist as there was never any damage to it. The only reason I tore the engine down was to replace the oil pump and even then, the stock bearings were still in excellent condition. I polished the crank as I done so many times before, but didn't plastigauge my journals because didn't see a reason. Inserted the ACL bearings and the results were the photos you see after running the engine for possibly 5 minutes. I removed the crank, re-polished the journals, threw another set of cheaper bearings and the rest is history as the engine now has around 2600miles on it and sees as much as 28psi of boost on occasions. I still have another set of them that I may give a try on another build, but that first bunch wasn't too happy in my engine. Don't base your choices off my builds, do whatever you like. Maybe I'm just a bad builder, maybe the product was defective, maybe both are at fault or just maybe shyt happens.

[Spawn_CA18]

thank you all for replies.

now im searching tomei bearings. if i cant find them in 2-3 days, im going to order ACL Race bearings. As you said measurements will be perfect for bullet-proof bottom end

[Spawn_CA18]

i can not find tomei's :sad

i think im going to order ACL's .. still confused about ACL or Oem