Are my Rod/Main Clearances too tight??

[Dodge72]

Oh look another question from THIS person lol...

92 LA 360. Standard size crank and bearings. Half groove mains, standard oil pump. Used plastigage on the mains: .0020. Used it on the rods: .0015. Now per my 72 manual, this would be within the desired spec. However, from reading multiple threads it seems like everybody wants at least .0025-003? This engine is mostly standard with 9.5 compression. Will be used as a cruiser and the occasional spirited drive. Thank you!

 

[toolmanmike]

Perfect.

 

[TrailBeast]

Oh look another question from THIS person lol...

92 LA 360. Standard size crank and bearings. Half groove mains, standard oil pump. Used plastigage on the mains: .0020. Used it on the rods: .0015. Now per my 72 manual, this would be within the desired spec. However, from reading multiple threads it seems like everybody wants at least .0025-003? This engine is mostly standard with 9.5 compression. Will be used as a cruiser and the occasional spirited drive. Thank you!

I agree on it being perfect.

 

[brian6pac]

It depends on how high you plan to rev it ?
If it just a cruiser than it's fine,
Drag racing and 6500 RPM it needs to be looser and a HV oil pump. But that's just me.

 

[toolmanmike]

It depends on how high you plan to rev it ?
If it just a cruiser than it's fine,
Drag racing and 6500 RPM it needs to be looser and a HV oil pump. But that's just me.

Of course. You build race engines on the loose side on purpose.

 

[krazykuda]

Oh look another question from THIS person lol...

92 LA 360. Standard size crank and bearings. Half groove mains, standard oil pump. Used plastigage on the mains: .0020. Used it on the rods: .0015. Now per my 72 manual, this would be within the desired spec. However, from reading multiple threads it seems like everybody wants at least .0025-003? This engine is mostly standard with 9.5 compression. Will be used as a cruiser and the occasional spirited drive. Thank you!

Build to the service manual specs unless you have custom or race stuff...

 

[Dodge72]

It depends on how high you plan to rev it ?
If it just a cruiser than it's fine,
Drag racing and 6500 RPM it needs to be looser and a HV oil pump. But that's just me.

I doubt I'll ever go above 6000 and if anything that will be for maybe a second in rare occasions. Ask anybody and I tend to baby my rides, even my 5.7 hemi lol. Thank you guys, just making sure I wasn't missing something.