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Old 07-24-2014, 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 72LuxuryLeMansLa. View Post
I am going to use full groove bearings by "King". These were recommended to and sold to me by Ace when he had PPR. I don't see why a full groove bearing wouldn't work. I am under the impression from a few different sources that King bearings are of the highest quality and I will just proceed with the belief that their engineers aren't wrong.
Bearing can be of the highest quality but if you have insufficient bearing support for the crank weight and rpm, the bearing will overheat and fail. You need a minimum surface area for any given bearing speed to support the firing and inertial loads from the engine.

That being said, a 455 running to only 5500-5800 rpm will have a high success of living a LONG TIME.

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