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05-12-2021, 01:51 AM #1
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Cage bearing or stacked
Building a monster Big Johnson 3.3 long rod ,back liner ported ,DBR spect sleeves an pistons I have built plenty of rebuilds question is 3 ltr have loose needles and 3.3 have caged rod bearings piston side / personally I think more needles better load distribution on wristpin an rod end 3.3 were loafing as a injected engine this one will be close to 380 + hp any thoughts on this ??
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05-12-2021, 06:31 PM #2
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I like the caged with a single needle in each slot. all needles can skew and have more friction at high rpm/load
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yes it all about the rolling friction at high revs, hence caged in race motors.
OMC went crowded to get them to run at 100:1 for fishing..Last edited by powerabout; 05-30-2021 at 05:15 AM.
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05-16-2021, 09:05 AM #4
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The non caged also tend to break the thrust washer
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