ive been a member here for a few months and ive always had friends with hatches but never had the chance to own one myself, well i have finally got my hands on a 94 dx charcol grey hatch, ive got an LS for it, but the block internals need to be rebuilt, id like to build it all motor no turbo/nos, anybody got a good compression ratio that i should go for? or a short list of block internals would be great im looking to get about 350+ whp at least, and ive got an ok amount of money but not alot, any help is appreciated

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by grandman17 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ive been a member here for a few months and ive always had friends with hatches but never had the chance to own one myself, well i have finally got my hands on a 94 dx charcol grey hatch, ive got an LS for it, but the block internals need to be rebuilt, id like to build it all motor no turbo/nos, anybody got a good compression ratio that i should go for? or a short list of block internals would be great im looking to get about 350+ whp at least, and ive got an ok amount of money but not alot, any help is appreciated</TD></TR></TABLE>

im looking to get about 350+ whp at least, and ive got an ok amount of money but not alot, any help is appreciated

Forget it then, at least if your going that route.. get a vtec head

 

The OP is contradicting himself. If you are going all motor, then your best bet is K20, not the lowest powered B series motor, the LS.
Boost is going to be cheaper and it's going to give you more power. I don't see an LS making 350hp+ in NA form

LS will be lucky if it makes over 200 whp in na form

 

oh ok, i gotcha i guess ill look into low compression with a turbo then for the LS?? rite? i already have the LS motor/tranny but the block internals need replacing on the block and i guess i could go turbo, whats the lowest comression i could go and still drive while i save up for turbo thats my next ??

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by grandman17 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">oh ok, i gotcha i guess ill look into low compression with a turbo then for the LS?? rite? i already have the LS motor/tranny but the block internals need replacing on the block and i guess i could go turbo, whats the lowest comression i could go and still drive while i save up for turbo thats my next ??</TD></TR></TABLE>

get rid of the ls tranny

 

Yeah get rid of LS tranny, go b16, gsr, or itr. If you look around you'll find out you can just rebuild it with stock internals and still run a fairly good amount of boost, there are several upon several ls motors hitting 300+hp on boost with stock internals...maybe just get some arp's and use the money you save on internals to piece together your turbo kit.

 

any idears on how much a turbo will cost if i peice it together, i can usually come across some deals and find someone to install cheap i no alot of ppl

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by grandman17 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">any idears on how much a turbo will cost if i peice it together, i can usually come across some deals and find someone to install cheap i no alot of ppl</TD></TR></TABLE>

$500.00

homemadeturbo.com

 

No matter what people tell you, shorter gears always = shorter acceleration, given that you have good traction.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fast95eg8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The OP is contradicting himself. If you are going all motor, then your best bet is K20, not the lowest powered B series motor, the LS.
Boost is going to be cheaper and it's going to give you more power. I don't see an LS making 350hp+ in NA form

LS will be lucky if it makes over 200 whp in na form</TD></TR></TABLE>

Hrm, which is stronger..the LS or the B16a2? I realize the #'s would sya the B16 but I'm pretty sure the LS hasa longer stroke (better compression) as well as more displacement (more torque)

Same stock hatch/coupe/sedan w/ a B16 vs LS would be interesting to see...

With that asside I think you can make an LS 200whp in N/A form..if you can make a D16Z6 do it, you can make an LS do it...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Syndacate &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hrm, which is stronger..the LS or the B16a2? I realize the #'s would sya the B16 but I'm pretty sure the LS hasa longer stroke (better compression) as well as more displacement (more torque)

Same stock hatch/coupe/sedan w/ a B16 vs LS would be interesting to see...

With that asside I think you can make an LS 200whp in N/A form..if you can make a D16Z6 do it, you can make an LS do it...</TD></TR></TABLE>

oh hell yea, ls is a great engine
great torque compared to a b16, but you wouldn't want to make just an LS engine n/a, without the help from your friend vtec

 

you guys are lots of help i no the basics but im a quick learner when i comes to cars, i grew up in the muscle car world and just got out of the jeep world so im trying to learn hondas, im very good with basics, i no the differences b/t motors and trannys and what came out of what, but all these sensors and wiring are weird haha, im catching on as i read you guys' posts, so thanks again and i hope im not being too retarded for you guys

 

Haha<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by G2 Speed &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

oh hell yea, ls is a great engine
great torque compared to a b16, but you wouldn't want to make just an LS engine n/a, without the help from your friend vtec </TD></TR></TABLE>

Haha, definately friend vtec But I was just thinking of the LS in stock form