I'm curious to know how high you all take your LSVTECs, what mods you have, and how your bottom end is built.

I'm running a balanced LS Crank, with ARP rod bolts.. I keep mine at 8100 (rev limit), but I usually shift around 7900.

 

8200. just a new bottom end. new ls rods and gsr pistons.

 

Mine is almost finished, I don't think I'll be revving over 8500 ont he track, and daily, MAYBE 8k. The bottom end is freshened with stock LS rods, JDM ITR pistons and ARP rod bolts...everything balanced. I just don't want to push my luck...
-Chris

 

stock ls bottom, ctr pistons, new bearings and rod bolts... goin to 9k

 

bolt ons, stock head, stock bottom, arp rod bolts, 8200 all day

 

I dont' have a lsvtec but I'm going to be building one over the summer. I noticed you said high revving lsvtec but you and everyone included isn't revving the **** out of theirs considering 8000rpm is where everyone revs them too.....

 

9500 - not often

- crower rods
- cp pistons
- golden eagle 3 main girdle
- golden eagle block guard

 

i know this is a post thread and not a question thread but what should i rev it to

OEM B16 Pistons w/ rings
Golden Eagle Bolck Guard
Golden Eagle Girdle Kit
ARP Rod Bolts

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JOHN WAYNE &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">9500 - not often

- crower rods
- cp pistons
- golden eagle 3 main girdle
- golden eagle block guard</TD></TR></TABLE>

the difference is though you spent some serious money on the bottom end. I don't think many of us did that lol. Frankly, I'm scared to rev much higher than that even with my ARP rod bolts.

-Chris

 

From what I have heard LS cranks are only supposed to make power up to about 8800. But from expierence I have shifted multiple Ls/Vtec's between 9 and 9,500K
So pretty much shift up until it stops making power.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DAantagonist &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

the difference is though you spent some serious money on the bottom end. I don't think many of us did that lol. Frankly, I'm scared to rev much higher than that even with my ARP rod bolts.

-Chris</TD></TR></TABLE>

yes, well i suppose thats true haha.

personally i wouldnt feel safe revving past 8000 on stock internals. my power peaks around 8000 rpm anyway...but it doesnt drop off drastically so revving a little bit towards 9000 carries me higher into the range after the shift.

 

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yes, well i suppose thats true haha.

personally i wouldnt feel safe revving past 8000 on stock internals. my power peaks around 8000 rpm anyway...but it doesnt drop off drastically so revving a little bit towards 9000 carries me higher into the range after the shift.</TD></TR></TABLE>

My CTR cams should make power past 8K, I would really like to be able to, we'll see how it does after tuning...maybe I'll get to shift a little higher. REMEMBER, the object is to NOT blow the motor lol! Seriously, I'll prolly keep my shifts less than 8k unless I'm on the track...

 

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Had the same setup, I just used gsr bearings instead ( that's where I think the problem lays in "true stock LS/vtec's" ) went to 9200 RPM's.

If your road race then the arp bolts are good, but you dont really need them if you drag. Remember tuning is key to everything aswell.

 

I am too scared to rev any higher than 7500 (rev limiter 7600rpm), my set up is stock LS bottom, LS pistons, ARP bolts

 

SADLY, I don't know of like a universal rev limit for them of any point. I'm just going to keep it conservative until I get it tuned and let my tuner tell me what I can rev to and not bomb it lol.

-Chris

 

drive it like you stole it

 

Rev until you stop making power.

I don't know too many cams or motor setups that actually make power beyond 9K RPM.

I plan on revving mine till 8500, using BC stage 4 cams, but dyno will determine..

 

Check video in my sig, stock pr4 rods w/arp bolts, dont be scared





Modified by Rusty Shackleferd at 5:00 PM 3/28/2005

 

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AlLMoToRvOtEr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">From what I have heard LS cranks are only supposed to make power up to about 8800. But from expierence I have shifted multiple Ls/Vtec's between 9 and 9,500K
So pretty much shift up until it stops making power.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Crank isn't what dictates where an engine peaks. Headflow and r/s ratio do. I serioulsy doubt you drove any Ls/Vtec's that "Peaked" or stopped making power at no 9 or 9,500rpm. Unless you had some REAL serious cams. Did you dyno them to see they quit making power there or did the *** dyno tell you?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AlLMoToRvOtEr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">From what I have heard LS cranks are only supposed to make power up to about 8800. But from expierence I have shifted multiple Ls/Vtec's between 9 and 9,500K
So pretty much shift up until it stops making power.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Damn... thats a lot of RPM. I'm just concerned with spinning another rod bearing.

 

i ran shotpeened rods,pr3 pistons,arp bolts,acl bearings,polished crank,gsr oil and water pumps,itr head,rocket springs,wicked stage 2 cams=spun it to 9500 sometimes but mostly tried to shift by 9200..ran strong for ten thousand miles till i sold it

 

.40 over bore weisco 12.5:1 comp! milled GS-R head street strip port and polish. 3 angle vavlejob. Crane 3 cams. rev dual valvespring with ti retainers. Black nitrate coated flat top valves. Oh all on stock rods and i turn 9.2k all day every day! no problems here! YAY

 

stock rods, arp rod bolts and head studs, new oem bearings. p30 pistons, i usually shift around 8500 but i took her to 9300 the other night on accident

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by speedy1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">.40 over bore weisco 12.5:1 comp! milled GS-R head street strip port and polish. 3 angle vavlejob. Crane 3 cams. rev dual valvespring with ti retainers. Black nitrate coated flat top valves. Oh all on stock rods and i turn 9.2k all day every day! no problems here! YAY</TD></TR></TABLE>

oh god, sounds like someone was bangin the hell outta vtec.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by reactiondc2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i ran shotpeened rods,pr3 pistons,arp bolts,acl bearings,polished crank,gsr oil and water pumps,itr head,rocket springs,wicked stage 2 cams=spun it to 9500 sometimes but mostly tried to shift by 9200..ran strong for ten thousand miles till i sold it </TD></TR></TABLE>

not bad not bad at all. i wanna be shiftin around there also