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Originally Posted by jackarnew
The pan came off every week, just to be safe.Watched for possible
tangs beginning to give way, and slight bearing problems.
Not always the case though,many times nothing found to be wrong.
Them that could shift well and had a (VERY GOOD) oiling systen had longer bearing life.
I was very luckey as never lost an engine due to bearings, but had a few cranks brake at thrust main in the SS/E conv. as it went 4280lbs at 8000 rpm's on launch. From half of crank wanted to go but back half could not keep up I guess
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Thanks for the info, Jack. I once changed the bearings in a (friend's) 440 laying on my back in a cold garage. It took the better part of six hours as I recall. It's not something I'd want to do every weekend! Well, maybe, if I had a lift. :-) That's the drawback of racing a 4-speed Hemi. Speaking of which, I presume those were stock Street Hemi cranks you broke and not the stronger NASCAR Kellogg crankshafts?
I wasn't aware you ran a SS/E Hemi 'Cuda convertible. The only other 4-speed car I'm aware of is that of the Centolanza Bros.
Was your 'Cuda a real Hemi car? Does anyone know if Centolanza's was?
M68