I am considering of doing the infamous Ls/Vtec mod and was wondering whats the good and bad points were and maybe it would be better to do a gsr swap?

 

if your willing to spend the money and build the bottom end a little to take abuse then i say do it. but if not then get a gsr

 

my friend built up an ls/vtec... then his car got stolen.

 

how much abuse will the motor take when you do the lsvtec?

 

I'm going LS/V reguardless. Everything for me was cheap. LS/V is NOT a reliable motor. What isn't there, shouldn't be there(the VTEC head). I'm boosting also, so my motor will take alot of beatings. An LS/V motor will last only about 20-30k depending on your setup. LS/V really doesn't have that much life in it, but oh wells. Only a dragger for me. Daily driving is not recommended.

 

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quiet, you.

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=501372

edit: btw, my ls/vtec (with a stock b18b bottom and stock gsr head) has ran flawlessly for the past 14 1/2 months/15k miles.


Modified by LSvtec03 at 9:31 PM 9/14/2004

 

First off, you should do a search. Since this is covered almost every day.

Second,
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I'm pretty sure you have no idea what you are talking about. If it's done right, it can last. You say what isn't there, shouldn't be there. Turbo was never meant for a honda motor, but people do it. And they do it reliably.

Just search a little bit for info.

 

would it be cheaper and more effective to put in h22 of a gsr motor. Thats only if the ls/vtec is not reliable the way that i heard about how to do it was from g2ic.com

 

Well search ALOT around here. There is hella info about the Ls VTEC.

 

reliable.. haha thats funny

I have had the motor for months now and no problem, no oil leaks or nething.

neeeded:

gsr oil pump
gsr water pump
b16 timing belt
new gasket set (head only)
new plugs, wires and cap/rotor
earls steel braided line
earls steel braided fitting
fuel pressure guage
fuel pressure reuglator
oil pressure guage
arp head studs
p72 chipped ecu

thats all you need and you should be set


I love mine, vteccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccxtorque.

 

mine was together for 3 years abused every day and never had a problem with it. im goin to go back with ls/vtec. take the time to do it right the power is avaible its up to you to take the time and pay attention to details to determine how long it stays together

 

All Motor section has alot on this topic.

Make sure to Hone the block while you have it apart. Nothing worse than a car that smokes like a crackhead.

 

But the questions still remains..(why is everyone beatting around the bush anyway)
CAN i put CTR pistons in the LS Block

 

Yes, but you will come out with a compression ratio with so high of a number, you will not be able to run on 91-93 without smoking. Wheres your management? If you are running a hack, it will run, but not super long. You will also go through gas alot more than you think.

Just me, but why not run a B16 piston in there?