Thanks for all the info and replies. I do appreciate it. Again im a newbie on Subarus. I use plasti-gage when im in a pinch but find a more accurate reading when i use a dial bore gauge to measure the housing, mics for the journals, and a tube mic to measure bearing shell thickness. Anyway, im good on the rods...im running them at .0015. I just thought .0030 was too loose on the mains. Would the case not grow a bit after it got hot, expanding the clearance a bit more? Again just asking because I dont know. I dont want to have to do this again, because the first engine was a disaster when i broke it open. It only had 12,000 miles after a poor rebuild.
Also, is there something going on with the 2.5's where they eat the bearings on the first rod journal? We've got 3 2.5's in the shop and all three have the same prob. Thanks again!