B/E Bearing difference
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Can anyone explain what the difference is between these 2 bearings?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AUSTIN-BMC-MINI-BIG-...id=p3286.c0.m14

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AUSTIN-BMC-MINI-COMP...id=p3286.c0.m14

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Or even better point me in the direction of the bearing of choice?

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

im guessing that they are harder wearing...but i am just guessing!!

Two different material specifications if his listings are to be believed, but I'm not familiar with AE specifications.

Google might help, you can get a lot of info on Vandervell specs off the internet, maybe you can for AE too.

EDIT - typo

Edited by Rod S on 10th Sep, 2008.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

The "competition" 572 bearings are always reckoned to be better in high performance engines.

Minispares used to charge nearly twice the price for a set of 572s over the standard AE bearings.

I use 572s in my engines.

I think that they are the "lead-indium" material whereas the others are "tin-aluminium" but I'm not absolutely sure on this.

Don't buy the ebay ones, Minispares are a lot cheaper.

Edited by Paul S on 10th Sep, 2008.

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