you may be thinking of someone else, i have had about twenty rb26dett powered cars and i have never spun a bearing(touch wood).
however other engines(in my race car) have popped headgaskets, blown/cracked pistons or slowly lost compression.
this long motor was removed in good condition(to sell the head off).
head is not torqued down so any buyer can pop it off and have a good look around whilst i drink a beer and talk shit
pete
ps i appreciate your inaccurate contribution to this thread