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BE Bearings removed at 5,130 miles
Cross posted an article by Jim Colley from another forum.
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Happy to see this. I assume he means 10k and 50k miles, not 10 and 50.
I sure hope we are able to see some more progressive findings in the future!
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My be bearings go in on Thursday ftw
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Really? We're getting excited about bearings that were installed for only 5000 miles?
Also...I'm seeing the coating starting to wear off near the parting lines already... For the record I still think BE is a good choice, as well as VAC. I just don't think 5000 miles is anything close to getting excited about. Compared to the 40,000 mile VAC example MRF has shown.
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I’m not getting into this debate. I openly admit BE is a good choice but refuse to recommend them to friends because of poor business practice. They like to feed on the ignorance of users on the forum and this thread is a perfect example.
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Ha! Good thing your not getting into this debate !! Us "ignorant" users on this forum need to be kept in the dark about real information.
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The bearings shown above were using OEM rod bolts torqued to OEM specifications.
BE will continue to provide fact based results using real and verified measurements. If people want to call that feeding ignorance and a bad business practice, so be it. |
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People will only read what they want to read or hear what they want to hear in order to validate their purchase or choice.
Notice how my observation of the worn coating at only 5000 miles has been completely ignored? Have fun guys. |
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Actually, it wasn't ignored it was stated in my observations, albeit not explicitly at the parting line. I have my opinion as to why, but not really enough data to state a cause. I will say I'm becoming less of a fan of OEM bolts. It's extremely difficult to ensure 100% correct torque application with them every single time and when they are tightened correctly, the rod bore is not perfectly concentric. Last edited by jcolley; 07-31-2017 at 03:36 PM.. |
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I'm generally not a fan of switching bolts from OEM unless the rods are out for measurement. However, I have a few engines torn down at the moment waiting for crank repair, so it may be worth the effort to buy a few bolts of OEM and ARP and take my own measurements. It would be interesting to see the same rod torqued multiple times with different sets of new OEM bolts and see the differing concentricity measurements. Repeat with the BE/ARPs and see how it goes.
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Would love some hi-res photos of these, maybe it's the upload compression but the potatophone pics don't really compare well with the photos in the BE thread and elsewhere
For science, you understand
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That's why we recommend BE because they're the only ones who have taken the measurements, verified them multiple times, and posted the results for everybody to see. Nobody else has done anything like this. We prefer to keep the discussion fact-based, not just taking people for their word without anything to verify. Quote:
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They now sell a bearing with extra clearance. The coating brings the bearing to near OEM spec. Maybe you just don't understand the difference, I don't know. Once again taking advantage of users who don't have all the facts. Quit being so biased and open your mind a little bit!
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You're reading me wrong. I've never once said I didn't believe in BE Bearings. Ever! I don't try to promote VAC. I like the brand and I try to defend them a little bit since their product is proven to work. I've recommended both on many occasions.
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Yes, I know those at 1500 miles were coated factory bearings. I tried deleting that comment just so we didn't have to go down this rabbit hole. But since we're already here, I'll address it. You also know they DO still sell them and STILL ship them out. A few people have reported this recently and were pretty pissed about it because they thought they were buying the new Clevite bearings instead. But that aside... You've mentioned those photos posted, and many (maybe even most) of those photos posted were these same coated factory bearings, not the newer Clevite ones. Go back and look at the thread to verify this yourself. That means the most obvious difference were the rod bolts between those "great looking" bearings and the crappy ones posted a while ago worn at 1500 miles. One set of bolts is known to cause bore distortion and extra clearance (measured and verified) exactly at the points where people look at them, and the OEM rod bolts typically don't. How would you explain that when it's clearly not apples to apples? Do you think that might give people a false sense of security when looking at those photos? And shouldn't the reader have the right to know the photos might not tell the whole story when there might be extra clearance caused by the bore distorting rod bolts? I think these are all really good questions and the answers are meant to inform people with measured and verified data. It's the opposite of taking advantage of their ignorance. Quote:
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