1st Gen R53 Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: Engine bearings.. rod and main for the r53

  1. Nathan

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    #2 Nathan, Apr 12, 2012
    Mahle Motorsport has bearings for the 1st gen engines. My rebuild used them instead of MINI sourced bearings.

    They come both standard and oversized.
     
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    #3 Thumper460, Apr 12, 2012
    Nate.. if you could.. were they from BMW and the cost??? OR were they from elsewhere??

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    #4 Nathan, Apr 12, 2012
    They were from elsewhere. Cost was built into what I payed for a MINI sourced reman Crank. The seller obtained the Crank from a dealer that was friendly enough to credit back the OEM bearings supplied with a new reman crank and the seller subbed in the Mahle ones.

    There are OEM alternatives. This is sorta sticky cause well..Jan helped me out here and we all know there ain't exactly a lotta love :D

    1320 Knows about the Mahle ones too..they have built cars with them. Might want to check with them for part #'s and then give your local Mahle distributor a call. Mahle also has pdf's of their catalogs on line.

    I'd offer up the part numbers but I never saw them. My vendor shipped direct to my engine builder. I got to write the check. :cryin:
     
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    #5 jiminni, Apr 12, 2012
    Mike, I belive there is a guy in our club that is a Mahle dealer......call Steve.
     
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    #6 Firebro17, Apr 12, 2012
    Nathan... Contact me and I'll put you in touch with the Mahle guy. They are Mahle Motorsports, Bearings West.

    We all had dinner together in the Short North one night..... :beer
     

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    #7 Way Motor Works, Apr 13, 2012
    Yes, We keep the Motorsports Bearings in stock.
     
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    #8 Thumper460, Apr 14, 2012
    cool.. cant pm me the cost could you??

    Thumper
     
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    #9 Firebro17, Apr 14, 2012
    I'll see him today and will ask him to contact you.
     
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    #10 jamez, Aug 10, 2012
    Daymn guys thanks for posting this.
    I may have just saved $150 on my new conrod bearings