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Re: Engine Bearings Question

To: "Greg Solow" <gregmogdoc@surfnetusa.com>,
Subject: Re: Engine Bearings Question
From: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 16:18:41 -0600
On this same line, what's out there besides Glaciers for a race-prepped 1147
Spitfire?

One engine is STD, the other is .010 under.

--Rocky Entriken

----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Solow" <gregmogdoc@surfnetusa.com>
To: "Irv Korey" <emanteno@attglobal.net>; "Friends of TRiumph"
<FOT@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: Engine Bearings Question


> We had 100 sets of  .010" under ACL brand tri-metal bearings made because
we
> did not want to use Glacier Aluminum alloy based bearings in our high
> performance engines. These bearings are in between the Vandervell VP-2 and
> Glacier bearings in load carrying ability and have about the same
> conformability and particle embedability as the VP-2 bearings. We tried to
> have both Vandervell and Clevite make a run of bearings for us, both they
> were both exorbitant in price. We would have had to invest over $12,000.
in
> either case and would have had bearing in only one size that would have
had
> to sell for over $90.00 a set.  The ACL bearings go for $45.00 a set. We
> have plenty still in stock, but only in .010" undersize.
>
> Regards.
>
> Greg Solow
>
> The Engine Room.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Irv Korey <emanteno@attglobal.net>
> To: Friends of TRiumph <FOT@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 7:27 PM
> Subject: Engine Bearings Question
>
>
> > Dear FOT,
> >
> > I was just wondering what people are using these days now that the good
> > Vandervell VP2 bearings seem to be almost impossible to find for the
> > TRactor engines?
> >
> > Thanks for any and all tips.
> >
> > Irv Korey
> > 74 TR6 CF22767U
> > 63 TR4 VSCDA Group 2 #58
> > Highland Park, IL

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