Re Lang racing, I wonder how much shipping to the UK would be? And import duty??
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Originally Posted by Scharbag
Plastigauge is meaningless. Plain and simple.
Any shop that quotes clearance using that is not a great shop.
And on cost: your S65 is a very expensive engine. I cannot fathom why saving a few hundred dollars is something to worry about for a job like this.
Do it once. Do it right.
Cheers,
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Try £400-£500 (note pounds) difference, so ~$528-$660, that's more than a few hundred dollars!
I haven't given up yet on finding a cheaper source for the BE bearings, but there are very few choices here in the UK. Additionally, it seems they're out of stock atm?
Re plastigauge, unless you strip the engine down, that's the only way to measure it, right?
And they don't claim it to be pinpoint accurate, I don't recall their exact words, but it's along the line of a good ball park figure, so better than nothing by a big margin, don't you think?
And who says doing it with ACL bearings is not doing it right?? If so, why?
I appreciate that the BE bearings are better, as I see it, BE bearings are gold, maybe even Platinum standard, ACL are silver standard
........ OEM is rusty iron standard?
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Originally Posted by deansbimmer
My thoughts on mixing shells is blunt and may offend some, but it's honest. It's a great practice. But(!) if you have to post or inquire on how to do it, how to measure it, seek a second opinion, or for any reason are not certain about any aspect of how to perform it- you should buy BE bearings and know it has been done right.
ACL bearings are excellent! Mixed sets are great when done correctly.
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Re mixing shells, I know you've mentioned that before, but surely even without measuring, if you're aiming for a nominal clearance inbetween the H & HXs, and the minimum clearance is still slightly more than the OEM maximum (although if the figures I got earlier are right, they're not!), then how can that be a problem??
JFYI I'm not keen on the HXs upper end clearance, seems a bit much. Nor on the H's minimum, (again) assuming they're the right figures.
Helmsman
Yea I know you said it's ACL's own specs, what I'm asking is where did you get those? Because I don't see it on their website or their pdf catalogue.
Did you get it via email?