Thanks Brian I found those posts from srp1on sunday and what he does with the bearings makes sense to me.
Richie I hear you but just because something may be unnecessary for the engine to live isn't the same as saying it would not be beneficial to the life of the engine and bearings in particular.
I'm sure there's a tonne of unnecessary work gone into your engines
I'm just trying to do my best with this, after watching it seize up on the dyno earlier this year and going through the expense and trouble of building an engine twice without even getting to drive the thing, then you can maybe forgive me if I am overly anal with my approach to building it. I don't need it built anytime soon so I can afford to take my sweet time getting the finer details right.
Ps you got a lathe ritchie?