InfamousRS

Just (me and 2 friends) finished putting everything together this morning!!! Man it was a long weekend with very little sleep and food, but we finally got it done!!!

I put a nice simple LS/Vtec setup in my car for those of you who do not know.

Setup:
Stock b18b block
b16 head (port & polished, 3 angle valve job, ITR valve train, b16 cams)
GSR tranny
ClutchMaster stage 3 clutch
A buch of earls fittings and braided SS hose for Vtec oil line.
GSR oil pump
DC JDM ITR header
Custom 2.5" test pipe
p28 w/mugen chip
B & M FPR w/guage
Energy suspension engine mount inserts
GSR timming belt cover
GSR power steering mount
A bunch of new OEM gaskets
New fluids
New timing belt

And probably some other stuff I am forgeting.

We decided it would be easyier to just take the motor out of the car since we had so much to do. We got the motor out friday night, and had it back in saturday night, and running sunday night.

Every thing went pretty smooth exept the test pipe I bought from http://www.testpipes.com was to long so we could not bolt the exhaust up, and we could not get Vtec to cross over.

We messed with it monday untill about 3:00 am when we got pulled over cause people were complaing about the noise. It WAS HELLA LOUD!!!! If you have ever seen the video of the skunk2 integra, that is what is sounded like.

This morning I shortened the test pipe (still have a nice sized exhaust leak, going to fix later) and found out why Vtec was not working, I had the Vtec solnoid wire, and Vtec pressure switch wired backwords, so it was throughing a code 21 CEL.

Once I switched the wires, Vtec crossed over, and I felt Vtec for the first time in my car!!!!! It really puts you in your seat!!!! I love how it all the sudden takes off at 5700 RPM. Only complaint I have is that I fall about 150 RPM out of Vtec when I shift, even with the GSR tranny!?!?!? Should I get a different chip with a little lower Vtec point, like arround 5400 or 5500 RPM?

Anyways, Im pretty tired so Im going to get to bed.

I want to thank InfamousRRH & InfamousCW-hatch for giving up their weekend to help me.

Also thanks to B16_EF for the CM stage 3 clutch, and b16 head, hes an great guy, if you need some parts, Im sure he can get them for you for a great deal!

AzN_Flava

hey man.. congradulations...
i'm glad you guys did all the work yourselves... i think thats the fun of moding a car...

Anyways... how much did you get the CM stage 3 clutch for? What flywheel you running and what intake manifold are you using?

by the way what does engine mount inserts do?


[Modified by AzN_Flava, 1:24 AM 5/21/2002]

ED9B16ReX

Hey ryan
glad to hear you got your car running youll have to get a holdof me so i can check it out sometime

turbo_ef9

man oh man.. good to hear your stuff got going good!! hehe.. now all you gotta do is break it in and stop flooring it! your gonna make the clutch slip.. and it's not going to run full potential cuz it hasn't been broken in yet.. go drive it around town.. for a long long long time.. 800 miles.. then go floor it all you want hehe.. anyways..:D yeah.. b16_ef right here.. he got the clutch from me brand spankin new for 310 shipped.. and he didn't order a flywheel from me... but flywheels are 300 shipped.. clutchmaters..... good to hear that the car is running well.. get it tuned and pull that 8.9-lower that i'm looking for.. good luck! maybe i meet up with you sometime and we can run

bruthaboost

congrats. I hope you're using some type of block girdle.

B_CRUZ!

i got my wiring straightened out yesterday and this chit pulls hard... thanks for the wiring clarifiaction...

InfamousRS

What is your setup? Glad to here you got your wiring straight!

Pat McGroin

i really didnt get what you said about vtec falling 150 rpm's , but try a type r tranny, they are pricey but hey what can you do about it?

turbo_ef9

your rpm's shouldn't fall past vtec.. cuz the teg that i was driving.. that thing rpm's fall above vtec... maybe it's the driver... stop flooring the car hehe.. i'm gonna keep telling you that cuz you still gotta break **** in.. and whats the rev limiter on the chipped p28??

InfamousRS

Iv only drove it hard twice where I took the RPMs high, then shifted(not hard though). My Vtec crossover is at 5700, and when I shift it the RPMs fall to about 5500 or so, so I fall out of vtec.

Im running the mugen chip in a p28, I don't really like the program I don't think, so Im going to switch to the Vision chip ( http://www.hyperducktuning.com says its best for ls/vtec ) which has a 5200 RPM Vtec crossover, and 8200 RPM rev limit.

turbo_ef9

thas odd cuz stock gsr vtec engage at 5700 also.. it never falls pass that when we shift.. hmm... but i've always like vtec to kick at 5200-5400... thas where i always set vtec on v-afc's... so i guess chipping it to those specs would be nice.. get a higher rev though.. at least 8500.. the head is made to go safely to 8800... maybe 9k. but i wouldn't recommend it's only itr valvetrain

B_CRUZ!

i have a B18C1 in a 94 cx, with a skunk2 manifold, a clutchmaster 9.5 flywheel and a FF-Special-1 chipped P72 .

turbo_ef9

buy a clutch from me to make that thing grab 5th! 310 shipped.. numerous peeps have bought from me on the board

WAFFLES

sorry but i have to jump in with this.
b16_ef: Why do you keep telling him to take it easy. If I am correct he didn't add new pistons and rings right? The only reason for the break-in is to seat the rings. If he didnt change them then he is fine. If not then I retract my previous statement.

Also, when I had my lsvtec with gsr tranny and mugen ecu it never fell out of vtec at 8k shifts...keep trying bro! It still never falls out with the b16 and gsr tranny and mugen ecu.

turbo_ef9

i tell him to keep it easy cuz i sold him that head and it was just freshly built and it needs to be broken in.. and i sold him his clutch and it need to be broken in also.. it's carbon kevler.. soft ****.. don't want to burn out the clutch.. i tell him to take it easy cuz i know him and i want his car to last...

WAFFLES

oh yes...forgot about that clutch issue...haha my bad homey. yeah i took it easy on my car for two weeks and only got on it like once a day...just took it to vtec. I still hada flatspot on the clutch. Those clutches dont last long at all if you are hard on them. And i was just thinking it was a stock head too. my bad again

turbo_ef9

hehe.. it's all good

speeddave

good to hear man, good luck with it! i can't wait till mine is done...

Kamin

couldnt resist, sorry hehehe

turbo_ef9

see speeddave.. another customer happy with my parts you should buy a clutch flywheel combo from me.. 600 shipped for a clutchmasters flywheel and clutch.. hehe.. you know how to reach me..

B_CRUZ!

arrgh i am trying to get rid of my damn clutch. i hate racing clutches. i kept trying to pound it in my friends head that i am not a drag racer. i do not need a stage 4 clutch. but thats what i got

turbo_ef9

hehe.. well downgrade to a stage 3.. it's good for daily driving! same price..

B_CRUZ!

only if you take my 4 day old stage four

turbo_ef9

hehe.. nah.. got plenty of those sitting around... thanks

AzN_Flava

is there somewhere that says
what stage 1 2 3 4 are good for?