im rebuilding my motor right now, just put the bearings in, put the crank in, and pistons with new piston rings in.

jdm itr motor: been searching and reading what to torque them down to and people have been mentioning getting ARP rod bolts... all i've read is for LS/VTECs planning on revving past 7000rpms. i took the motor with stock internals to 8700-9000rpms on the racetrack all the time.

do i need new rod bolts?

new setup

98 JDM B18C-R
supertech flat valves
supertech dual valvesprings
supertech titanium retainers
blox stage 2 cams
skunk2 cam gears
buddy club two layer headgasket
arp headstuds
an-r compact header
aem hybrid three inch cold air intake
blox intake manifold
custom 2.5 inch exhaust w/apexi N1 canister
uberdata y0!

currently in the process of building it as you read this... gonna make a post once everything is done

 

every little bit helps. i'd do it

 

Its ok to re use your stock bolts, but arp's are cheap insurance.

 

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when reusing them, is it necassary to use the connecting rod bolt stretch gauge if the bolt has basically already been stretched? ie from the factory...

 

yes, you want to use the gague.

 

Use both guage and torque wrench.

Guage alone may get you in trouble. Stretch gauge measures exactly what the name says "stretch." What you are really interested in is fastener pre-load. Those two do not always go hand-in-hand in some instances where the fastener has undergone some permant stretch. e.g. when the fastener has yielded, here reading stretch is like reading stretch on a candy bar.

 

i've got the 98-01 Acura Integra Helms right in front of me....

how come for the LS and GSR motor it lists the torque specs but then the B18C5 you have to use the stretch method?

just checked my main bearing clearances, they read a little wider then .025mm or .001 inches. the bearings are ACL, should i change them out?

im getting sooooooooo frustrated with this.... helms is just making me more confused....

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by toEknEEg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i've got the 98-01 Acura Integra Helms right in front of me....

how come for the LS and GSR motor it lists the torque specs but then the B18C5 you have to use the stretch method?

just checked my main bearing clearances, they read a little wider then .025mm or .001 inches. the bearings are ACL, should i change them out?

im getting sooooooooo frustrated with this.... helms is just making me more confused....</TD></TR></TABLE>

because the ITR is all raced developed, there is more stress happening with the higher rpm from the itr, Honda decided to use the stretch method allowing the most/best proper clamping force from the rodbolt's.....

Why didnt you use the color codes on the crank for rod bearings? make sure your useing the right size plastiguage...those acl's should be right on the money..

 

I'd stick with the correct color oem bearings, especially on an itr