what i am looking at is what compression will i be at with this setup? will i still be able to rev high with a ls crank or do i need to get it balanced?

i have looked on the board and others for these answers but have not really found any good statements. so i thought i would bring both of these questions into one topic.

 

crank is fine for reving.... do not rev stock ls rods over 8k.. otherwise the setup you are using should be nice.. i would personally go with forged pistons if you are building it do it all the first time so u dont have much to worry about...

what head are you using?

shawn

 

gsr head with p&p toda valvetrain, suptervalves and toda spec b's

i have these parts around and thought that they would perform better.

 

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what head are you using?

shawn</TD></TR></TABLE>


Crank and rods will be fine over 8K. Use ARP rod bolts(8mm, $35) and you will be fine. The weakest link in the LS bottom end is the rod bolts, not the rods; but you can shotpeen the rods($60) to be extra safe. With this you will be good for 9K!!

Also with a GSR head, you should be around 11.6:1 to possibly 11.8:1 CR. I am at 11.1:1 with P30's in my LS. Hope this helps.

 

this seem like my old set up which was about 11.8 to 1 lsvtec gsr head pr3 oversize piston and ctr cams. it was a fun motor and well worth the money i spent on it. but too bad i spund a rod bearing 1500k after my build. oh and yes arp rod bolts will help u out alot

 

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Crank and rods will be fine over 8K. Use ARP rod bolts(8mm, $35) and you will be fine. The weakest link in the LS bottom end is the rod bolts, not the rods; but you can shotpeen the rods($60) to be extra safe. With this you will be good for 9K!!

Also with a GSR head, you should be around 11.6:1 to possibly 11.8:1 CR. I am at 11.1:1 with P30's in my LS. Hope this helps.</TD></TR></TABLE>

where do you find some ls rods bolts for $35??????? I need a set.!

 

hey ive ran this setup crank is perfect but if you use crank u should use ls rods shotpeened etc, and for cheap insurance arp rod bolts, my setup had a b16 head milled 10 over and it ran like a dream on 91 no prob dude just keep the three layers of head gasket

 

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where do you find some ls rods bolts for $35??????? I need a set.!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Lightning Motorsports $35 shipped ARP 8mm LS Rod Bolts P/N 208-6001

These will save your *** when spinning high rpms! Also LS rod bearings are bi-metal, so use ACL bearing b/c they are tri-metal, or notch the LS rods to fit GSR bearings(b/c they are turned the other direction) b/c they are tri-metal as well!

 

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Lightning Motorsports $35 shipped ARP 8mm LS Rod Bolts P/N 208-6001

These will save your *** when spinning high rpms! Also LS rod bearings are bi-metal, so use ACL bearing b/c they are tri-metal, or notch the LS rods to fit GSR bearings(b/c they are turned the other direction) b/c they are tri-metal as well!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Or use oem rod bearings for a b16a

 

Are B16 bearings tri-metal? I thought they were Bi-metal; and a different size.