SikofFalln

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hayabusa160 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">c-speed is wrong. the crown height on the ctr pistion is alot higher.
put the deck height at 0 on the c-speed caculator and let me know what you get.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah, I did that and it is like 13.6. So either I am going to sell the pistons I have or get a thicker head gasket. The smart thing would probally be to sell the pistons.

1 step forward=2 steps back, at least when you don't research enough.

all-mtr-teg

Don't feel bad, i originally planned for 11.5:1 CR, but cause of excessive milling and decking, im at around 12:1 maybe a little higher. Thank God for custom headgaskets.

9t4fodo

After a lot of trying and checking, i just can't get the squirters to not hit something...either the crank or the skirt of the piston. But i am danmed determined to keep them. I am goin to have my machinest notch the skirts of the pistons so they have room to clear. I'll keep you guys posted on the progress. Other than that, the bottom end is complete. At the same time i take the block to the machine shop, i am sending the head/ IM/ TB to all be port matched and polished. Then it's on to final assembly.

all-mtr-teg

Good luck on your build, just completed mine last night, but i chose to use the Golden Eagle oil squirter plug kit, I hope it don't bite me in the *** later.


Modified by all-mtr-teg at 9:26 AM 9/19/2007

American.Graffiti

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by all-mtr-teg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Good luck on your build, just completed mine last night, but i choice to use the Golden Eagle oil squirter plug kit, I hope it don't bite me in the *** later.</TD></TR></TABLE>

What are the stats on your build (piston/rods/cams and etc...). After going through the thread there were so many different opinions thrown around? How did you fix the piston to valve clearance?

all-mtr-teg

p2v clearance was solved, the valves weren't installed at the correct height, got that fixed and p2v clearances were good.

MJobe

This thread is pretty informitive in for results

9t4fodo

All motor, please let me know how the squirter block offs work for u. I really want to keep my squirters, but if i can't, i guess i'll have to block them.

all-mtr-teg

So far so good, got a street tune last night, took it to 8500 rpm a few times on the way home. Motor didn't blow, so I think i didn't cook anything yet. But i'll let you know once i put some more miles on it.

American.Graffiti

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Hit the dyno soon so we can know whats up.

all-mtr-teg

Gotta find time to pull the cams off and retorque the ARP head studs, maybe this weekend, hopefully dyno tune the 1st weekend of Oct.

American.Graffiti

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Im too lazy to go back through the thread so what pistons are you running and what cams?

all-mtr-teg

GSR head, block
LS crank and rods
USDM ITR pistons
BC3 cams

American.Graffiti

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Any dyno numbers?

all-mtr-teg

Naw, haven't had a chance to hit the dyno yet, just started the Master's Program and working full time also, it'll be close to a typical lsvtec. Im not looking for peak HP either since its a D.D. I like the low and mid range power of the BC3, and the throttle response does feel better than before the crank swap

0Golden Eagle

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 9t4fodo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">All motor, please let me know how the squirter block offs work for u. I really want to keep my squirters, but if i can't, i guess i'll have to block them.</TD></TR></TABLE> you will not have any problems blocking the oil squters most racers block them because there not needed with forged pistons.

all-mtr-teg

yeah, so far i've put on about 300 miles since the rebuild. And im talking driving hard, 8500 rpm in 1st through 4th consistantly. I changed the oil 3 times and no metal shavings on the MFactory magnetic drain plug or on the vtec screen. Im pretty sure if blocking off the oil squirters is detramental to the motor, something bad would have happened by now. to G.E. block off kit

9t4fodo

Update: i talked to my machinist and he told me to notch the pistons. So i am in the process of tearing the motor back down to cut reliefs in the skirts for the squirters. I did one last night, and it really doesn't take that much off the skirt. I'll post up pics when i get them all done.

0Golden Eagle

if you do that you need to be sure that they all weigh the same after your done or have them rebalanced. to me its a wast of time when you can just block off the oil squirts you don't need and be done with it. i would say 90 percent of the b18c motors we build for our customers have them removed by customer request and they get better oil perisher and have no problems. oil squirts are a wast of time on built block with forged pistons

9t4fodo

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Golden Eagle &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if you do that you need to be sure that they all weigh the same after your done or have them rebalanced. to me its a wast of time when you can just block off the oil squirts you don't need and be done with it. i would say 90 percent of the b18c motors we build for our customers have them removed by customer request and they get better oil perisher and have no problems. oil squirts are a wast of time on built block with forged pistons </TD></TR></TABLE>

I'm not running forged pistons, i am running oem b16 pistons. Not sure if that makes a difference or not.

Furyof4

Ls rods have piston oilling holes on the big end of the rod. Since your using them in a gsr you would have double the piston oilling if you keep the squirters.

Plug them up.

American.Graffiti

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Where are them dyno numbers?

all-mtr-teg

i gotta pull my head off and put on a new HG, im leaking coolant into cyl. 1 and 3 and its causing misfire

American.Graffiti

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Damn that sucks. Hope you get it up and running soon.

all-mtr-teg

Just waiting for my custom cometic HG to come in next week. Then hopefully i can pass my state referee inspection and get my car to the dyno