first 4.6 build help.

fast97gt · Jan 3, 2008

just curious, i was on ebay and bid on a set of bearings not knowing what they were. now heres the thing, i won the bid

. i was wondering if these bearings are mains or what? i have a part number and it is f3az-6211-d, .25mm u/3. and yes ive done some searching and i couldnt come up with anythig. any help would be nice.

darkside03gt · Jan 3, 2008

your gona build an engine with no name bearings? you should never be cheap when it comes to engine parts. how much did you pay? i would just toss them and get some speed pros or clevite 77s

fast97gt · Jan 4, 2008

darkside03gt said:
your gona build an engine with no name bearings? you should never be cheap when it comes to engine parts. how much did you pay? i would just toss them and get some speed pros or clevite 77s

no, there ford bearings, hince the ford part number :rolleyes:

. just didnt know if they were correct for what i needed them for!? and they were 24 bucks for the set shipping and all.

twogts4us · Jan 4, 2008

PM Randy Stinchcomb - he can help ya.

darkside03gt · Jan 4, 2008

fast97gt said:
no, there ford bearings, hince the ford part number . just didnt know if they were correct for what i needed them for!? and they were 24 bucks for the set shipping and all.

sorry i dont kno what a ford part number looks like. i still wouldnt buy bearings off ebay.

bdcardinal · Jan 4, 2008

theyre connecting rod bearings first used on a 1993 full size ford. i think they are for a crank thats been machined .25mm.

forum155pl · Jan 5, 2008

jayrw · Jan 5, 2008

old_blue · Jan 6, 2008

fast97gt said:
no, there ford bearings, hince the ford part number . just didnt know if they were correct for what i needed them for!?

what they are trying to tell you is NO, they are not correct for what you need them for. Get a good brand name for the internals. The old saying "you get what you pay for" comes into mind.

fast97gt said:
and they were 24 bucks for the set shipping and all.

cheap price = cheap part.

I could take a shyt in a box and stamp with a warranty doesnt mean it is a quality part.

(not a direct quote there)

fast97gt · Jan 6, 2008

old_blue said:
what they are trying to tell you is NO, they are not correct for what you need them for. Get a good brand name for the internals. The old saying "you get what you pay for" comes into mind.

cheap price = cheap part.

I could take a shyt in a box and stamp with a warranty doesnt mean it is a quality part.

(not a direct quote there)

thats the answer i was looking for. and you meen to tell me that ford is not a good brand name for a good build, even though these bearings are not what i need :lol:

old_blue · Jan 6, 2008

ford does make some good parts. I only use FRPP gears when I change gears for one.

I think most will agree that you can get better parts (brand name) at a better price for what ford sells. In your first post you said you bought non brand name bearings on ebay. That is a red light warning for most people on here. In honesty I can't speak for the parts you bought off of ebay. Even though it has a part number it could possibly be a replacement part for that ford part number. My experience I have used clevite, (speed)-pro, scat and federal mogul ( had issues with fitment on the federal ones. There are a lot of engine builders on here that have different opinions on brand name parts. For the most part people go with brand name internals because they have been field tested for many many years and have a good standing. Good luck to you though. If you have any buildup questions this site is a plethora of information.

fast97gt · Jan 6, 2008

old_blue said:
ford does make some good parts. I only use FRPP gears when I change gears for one.

I think most will agree that you can get better parts (brand name) at a better price for what ford sells. In your first post you said you bought non brand name bearings on ebay. That is a red light warning for most people on here. In honesty I can't speak for the parts you bought off of ebay. Even though it has a part number it could possibly be a replacement part for that ford part number. My experience I have used clevite, (speed)-pro, scat and federal mogul ( had issues with fitment on the federal ones. There are a lot of engine builders on here that have different opinions on brand name parts. For the most part people go with brand name internals because they have been field tested for many many years and have a good standing. Good luck to you though. If you have any buildup questions this site is a plethora of information.

your right, i did not mention a brand name, but the all ford's part numbers start with f, then the rest of the numbers and letters follow. anybody who knew anything about fords would know that was a ford part number, (i would) :flag:

SaleenGT2001 · Jan 6, 2008

i cant believe what i'm reading!!

you want to rebuild an engine but you have no clue what parts you are buying. i would HIGHLY recomend taking your engine to a shop or at least to a mechanic who knows what they are doing.

fast97gt · Jan 6, 2008

SaleenGT2001 said:
i cant believe what i'm reading!!

you want to rebuild an engine but you have no clue what parts you are buying. i would HIGHLY recomend taking your engine to a shop or at least to a mechanic who knows what they are doing.

ive built engines before man, from small block pushrod fords, to big block mopar. but not any mod motors. so ask before you assume. i was the only person to bid on the bearings, so naturally i won them, i was just curious as to what they were. i couldnt figure out what bearings they were, so i figured i'd ask, and hoping they would be what i needed.

bdcardinal · Jan 6, 2008

fast97gt said:
your right, i did not mention a brand name, but the all ford's part numbers start with f, then the rest of the numbers and letters follow. anybody who knew anything about fords would know that was a ford part number, (i would)

not all ford part numbers begin with f. only parts from the 90s. that series of numbers f is the decade, 90s. and 4 indicated its 94. a is full size ford, and z is a service part. the center number is the base number, indicates what the part is. and the last numbers are the update code for the part.

fast97gt · Jan 6, 2008

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...trksid=p3984.cTODAY.m238.lVI#ebayphotohosting

bdcardinal were do you get the number 4, in your reply. go here and look people.

bdcardinal · Jan 6, 2008

unless you are having your block machined then dont do it.

fast97gt · Jan 6, 2008

bdcardinal said:
unless you are having your block machined then dont do it.

no it was a lot of 5 boxes of 2 bearings each. look at my previous reply.

darkside03gt · Jan 6, 2008

SaleenGT2001 said:
i cant believe what i'm reading!!

you want to rebuild an engine but you have no clue what parts you are buying. i would HIGHLY recomend taking your engine to a shop or at least to a mechanic who knows what they are doing.

+1000

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and will those pulleys in your sig work on my vortech v2 since vortech now own paxton? and how much boost will they make? do you have pics?

darkside03gt · Jan 6, 2008

why would you bid on bearings when you dont know what ones they are or who makes them. or can you not tell the difference from main bearings and rod bearings. they way you made it seem you could have got axel bearings for a truck. :lol: