what are a good combination of pistons and rods?
or
what are good pistons and rods in general?
i've searched alot found many different sets to use i just want to narrow it down and hear others sudjustions and what their using and the power their making.
also what crank should i use? or what is best?

 

stock bottom end with oem parts. mine is LS block, stock crank and rods with pr3 pistons. I also am using arp rod bolts. im putting down 217whp

 

what size cams are you using and what else is done to your motor

 

B18A block (Hot-tanked, decked, painted, bore'd 0.25mm over, honed)
89mm crank (micropolished and balanced)
ACL main, rod, and thrust bearings
Stock rods w/ ARP rod bolts
P30 0.25mm OS pistons
ITR main caps (2, 3, 4)
ITR block girdle
ITR oil pump (new), water pump (new)
GSR timing belt
All new gaskets/seals
Golden Eagle 82mm LSVTEC kit

PR3 head from 2000 Civic Si (Hot-tanked, planed, painted)
Skunk2 valvesprings, retainers, cam gears
Skunk2 Pro 2+ camshafts
No port/polish
All new seals

ACT HD/SS
ACT StreetLite flywheel
S4C transmission
DriveShaftShop Stage 1 axles

AEBS intake manifold
Password:JDM intake manifold gasket
AEM fuel rail (not that it really does anything...)
RC 370cc injectors
65mm JG/Edelbrock throttlebody
AEM cold-air intake
DC Sports JDM 4-1 header (2.5" collector w/ skidplate welded onto bottom)
MSD SCI
NGK Iridium plugs
Test pipe
DC Sports catback

Rough street tuned A/F with Crome, put down 192whp.

Going back on Saturday for full tune on the dyno this Saturday.

- Derek

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by D-Rob &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">B18A block (Hot-tanked, decked, painted, bore'd 0.25mm over, honed)
89mm crank (micropolished and balanced)
ACL main, rod, and thrust bearings
Stock rods w/ ARP rod bolts
P30 0.25mm OS pistons
ITR main caps (2, 3, 4)
ITR block girdle
ITR oil pump (new), water pump (new)
GSR timing belt
All new gaskets/seals
Golden Eagle 82mm LSVTEC kit

PR3 head from 2000 Civic Si (Hot-tanked, planed, painted)
Skunk2 valvesprings, retainers, cam gears
Skunk2 Pro 2+ camshafts
No port/polish
All new seals

ACT HD/SS
ACT StreetLite flywheel
S4C transmission
DriveShaftShop Stage 1 axles

AEBS intake manifold
Password:JDM intake manifold gasket
AEM fuel rail (not that it really does anything...)
RC 370cc injectors
65mm JG/Edelbrock throttlebody
AEM cold-air intake
DC Sports JDM 4-1 header (2.5" collector w/ skidplate welded onto bottom)
MSD SCI
NGK Iridium plugs
Test pipe
DC Sports catback

Rough street tuned A/F with Crome, put down 192whp.

Going back on Saturday for full tune on the dyno this Saturday.

- Derek</TD></TR></TABLE>

Really Nice setup

what numbers you expecting?

 

good luck with tune. keep us posted with numbers u make

 

how much did you paid for (Hot-tanked, decked, painted, bore'd 0.25mm over, honed)
89mm crank (micropolished and balanced)????

I would like to know so i have a idea... i'm building my lsvtec so i need this kind of information???

If i use .25mm over itr pistons it will work fine with the 82mm lsvtec kit right???

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDM SLEEP3R &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Really Nice setup

what numbers you expecting?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'm really hoping for 200whp, but I'm tuning on a different dyno, so who knows what I'll put down. Really, I just want the A/F buttoned up, as well as the timing.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NAlover &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how much did you paid for (Hot-tanked, decked, painted, bore'd 0.25mm over, honed)
89mm crank (micropolished and balanced)????

I would like to know so i have a idea... i'm building my lsvtec so i need this kind of information???

If i use .25mm over itr pistons it will work fine with the 82mm lsvtec kit right???</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'll have to find my reciept from the machine shop, but with everything I had done, the total was around $600. Then again, I DID get alot of work done.

Also, to answer your question pertaining the pistons, yes, that will work perfectly. In fact, many engine builders will recommend such a setup, so as to not have any part of the head gasket hanging over into the cylinder.

Good luck everyone.
- Derek

 

Where can i find more information about oversizing and buying these kits for it? And what cam and piston combos are good that dont bump up compression to high? i want to be able to run it daily on 91-93 octane.

 

From reading a few other LSVTEC setups ive seen that a lot of people use and or recommend using P30 or PR3 pistons, and i believe that there C/R is around mid 11's to low 12's

 

i'm building my lsvtec

B18a block
Je pistons 12:1 .20 over
LS pistons ( idon't know if i will use them )
ARP rod bolts
UR crank pulley
balance crank
all new seals
STR block guard

b16 head
ARP head studs
Crower stage 3 cams
ITR valve train ( i don't know if i will use them )
ITR intake manifold
bored B16 throtle body
Aem fuel rail
B&m Fuel P.R
Hondata intake mani gasket
JDM 4-1 Headers
Apex N1 exhaust
Omni test pipe
UR alt. pulley
STR cam gears
Cold air intake

B16 tranny
Exedy clutch
Exedy 9.5 lbs flywheel
ITR LSd
ITR final drive

Skunk 2 jumpers
p28 ecu
Hondata S100

The engine is allmost done... hope to make 200 WHP tunned what ya'll think

 

Set up sounds good, Good Luck.

 

B18A block (Hot-tanked, decked, painted, bore'd 0.25mm over, honed)
89mm crank (micropolished and balanced)
ACL main, rod, and thrust bearings
Stock rods w/ ARP rod bolts
P30 0.25mm OS pistons
ITR main caps (2, 3, 4)
ITR block girdle
ITR oil pump (new), water pump (new)
GSR timing belt
All new gaskets/seals
Golden Eagle 82mm LSVTEC kit
PR3 head from 2000 Civic Si (Hot-tanked, planed, painted)
Skunk2 valvesprings, retainers, cam gears
Skunk2 Pro 2+ camshafts
No port/polish
All new seals

ACT HD/SS
ACT StreetLite flywheel
S4C transmission
DriveShaftShop Stage 1 axles

AEBS intake manifold
Password:JDM intake manifold gasket
AEM fuel rail (not that it really does anything...)
RC 370cc injectors
65mm JG/Edelbrock throttlebody
AEM cold-air intake
DC Sports JDM 4-1 header (2.5" collector w/ skidplate welded onto bottom)
MSD SCI
NGK Iridium plugs
Test pipe
DC Sports catback


Nice setup You should be able to hit 200whp

 

Stock rods with ARP rods bolts and P30 pistons

 

I finally got almost everything for my build up...
Today i Bought Crower Stage 3 cams, JE .20 over pistons,MSD ignition for a really low low price...
The engine will be taken apart tomorrow after work... and then send it to get some machine work... The guy of the shop has a 9sec street class EK i mean he can go to wendys and buy Food.. and this is what he told me::::

If you want a good good sep up here it's what we gotta do you gotta take the block apart give me the flywheel that you will use,pistons,rods (with the ARP rod bolts already),Crank pulley so the machine shop can balance the crank the way it's should be done... They will balance, blue printed, polish,shaved, 12000rpm (safe crank) etc etc to your sep up.. and trust me you will pull like crazy people with the same sep up like you just because you did the block the right way... So think about it.

 

What does him having the ability to go get food at Wendy's have to do with anything?

What is sep up?

 

There is not ability. i'm just saying that the guy build cars and he know what he is doing... that it's not really easy to see a 9.205 sec. EK rolling on 15'' GSR blades on the streets and then you see it runing on 20'' slicks at the track doing low 9sec.. that my point...

 

building mine right now waitin for pistons n rods to get back from shop.

b18a
new oem water pump
new oem oil pump
new oem TB
new oem color coded bearings rods and mains
stock ls rds
pr3 slugs
new oem piston rings

p72 gsr head
sk2 IM
sk2st2 cams
jun dual valve springs
portflow titaniu retainers
ITR Valves

Golden Eagle LS/VTEC Conversion.