mfg Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Because of substantial more pressure on the front main bearing in supercharged Stude V8's, this front main bearing usually shows more 'wear' at rebuild time than on non-blown Stude V8's......True? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted December 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 No Stude engine experts willing to give an opinion here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 Studebaker had the most bearing area for displacement, and loads, than any engine made. There never has been any problems with bearing loads no matter what you dish out at them. Of all the engines I have gone through, there never has been any wear due to design. Only lack of maintenance and improper rebuilding (crank thrust end play) have I seen any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted December 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 Studebaker had the most bearing area for displacement, and loads, than any engine made. There never has been any problems with bearing loads no matter what you dish out at them. Of all the engines I have gone through, there never has been any wear due to design. Only lack of maintenance and improper rebuilding (crank thrust end play) have I seen any problems. That's true. More wear on the front main bearing due to turning the blower is an 'old wives tail'.....Answer...FALSE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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