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3W Hank · 06-29-2025, 02:55 PM

It's always something new to learn !

In my stocker 426 Hemi the guy in USA helped me with that combo did like the "soft" 'Vandervell' mains but he used Clevite race bearings on rods.
When thoose Federl Mogul boxes was empty ( soft ones ) I bought I then used Clevite on the mains ( Clevite on the rods ) and no issues or a case I noted.
But it did eat rodbearing since heavy rotating and RPM over 8.500 and very thin oil 5-20.
In my new Hemi I used Calico coated and base is Clevite and this is the hard bearings/race, but I has a Crower crank and it can't be compared here on this FH.

-So should I start get worry and look for the cadmium-silver ( 020 )

06-29-2025, 02:55 PM	#17
3W Hank Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2022 Posts: 460	Re: 21A rods set up on a 4" Merc crank It's always something new to learn ! In my stocker 426 Hemi the guy in USA helped me with that combo did like the "soft" 'Vandervell' mains but he used Clevite race bearings on rods. When thoose Federl Mogul boxes was empty ( soft ones ) I bought I then used Clevite on the mains ( Clevite on the rods ) and no issues or a case I noted. But it did eat rodbearing since heavy rotating and RPM over 8.500 and very thin oil 5-20. In my new Hemi I used Calico coated and base is Clevite and this is the hard bearings/race, but I has a Crower crank and it can't be compared here on this FH. -So should I start get worry and look for the cadmium-silver ( 020 )