DELCOS NEW RIDE

[Holden202T]

yeah the main bearing looks pretty average!

i didn't know v6's had rope seals in them, whats the go is that series 1 motor or what ?

all the ones i've dealt with have the rubber full circle seal!

[delcowizzid]

good old series 1 vn engine rope seal as but not any more this new neoprene seal looks like part of the terminator LOL new bearings on order on monday might start using some real oil instead of the $14 4L gulf western weve been using looks a bit like oil film issues on the bearings still idled at 50psi hot oil pressure http://catalog.mahleclevite.com/bearing/ good wesite for bearing condition analysis

[delcowizzid]

new bearings will be here in the morning $120 for mains and bigends pretty cheap stock acl ones could of got acl race ones but they were double the price nearly and this engine isnt going to be in here forever

[VNracer34G]

They're still a good quality bearing, the surface is a bit softer so not as hard on the journals good for high milage stock usage - get your hands on a filter cutter and frequently drain and inspect the element to guage how they're taking the pounding being thrown at them and you might get to replace them again if need be before it blows itself to bits - les drama and cheaper to replace a set of shells.

Pics and part number of seal please, theres a shitload of drag with a good dogturd seal and every bit helps when your restricted in your mods, probably worth 1/2 a horse or so - or 2 1/2 kilos out of the car

[delcowizzid]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Fel-Pro- ... ccessories only one dude down here could get us it in from way down south .put it in today along with the new acl bearings .shes a solid seal nowno way its gonna leak LOL with the staked in side seals and a coat of sealant on the joins and rear cap sides and faces it just cant leak now

[delcowizzid]

bearing picks they wernt to bad but can see where they have been loaded on the upper conrod shells

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clutch still holding in there but had a hard life LOL

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motor on its way back in

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[Holden202T]

i've seen alot worse bearings out of engines with a far less stressed life!!

[The1]

Good stuff thanks for posting

[delcowizzid]

i've seen alot worse bearings out of engines with a far less stressed life!!

yaeh and were probably running better than $14 oil LOL we might just keep running the cheap gulf western now dunno hard one to choose really stay with what hasnt killed any v6 turbos yet or go something else and have it not be as good

[Jayme]

I have a mate that swears by gulf western lol