Originally posted by 99fordsvt:
I don't think Clevite 77 bearings are much benefit or necessary, but I will probably get flamed for that. However, I guess that putting new bearings (OEM or Clevite) in a used short block makes sense because most sand in the oil passages would probably be gone by now, so set #2 could expect nice clean oil.



Federal Mogul and Clevite replacement bearings are both better than the stock tin coated copper bearings.

BTW, the sand in the oil passages never makes it out of the passages to be "gone", but at least you could check to see if any had come loose and is stuck in the oil paths perhaps...

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