can anybody tell me offhand what compression the ITR style pistons from RS machine yield w/ a b16 head?

also are there any cons to reusing the stock rods? i see a lot of people running them but havent really seen much info on how well they hold up...the motor will be professionally broken in and tuned on a dyno...are new rods worth the extra money or will i be alright with shotpeened stock units?

any special attention needed for the crank...i know that stock honda pieces are great but im sure there is more i can do for it...am i mistaken or is the extra work only needed for all out race motors?
any point to knife edge the crank on a street motor making around 220 whp?
thanks guys

 

11-5-1 with stock vavles

 

at least have the crank balanced and micropolished

 

and thats with a b16 head right? cuz i had the head resurfaced .005 and have flat faced valves...that would put me around 12:1 Cr right? a little higher than i was hoping for...is there any way i can get away with 12:1 Cr on 91 OCT cali gas?
do those octane boosters really work?

 

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why?

edit* i understand the balancing part but what does micropolishing do?

 

micropolishing the journals helps keep internal fricton to a minimum

 

i did some reading up on it and for the price of the service theres no way im not gonna do it...
found this thread to be helpful http://www.babcox.com/editorial/ar/eb20232.htm
what about knife edging the crank? how necessary is this for a street motor?
should i balance the crank or the whole rotating assembly? i figure i should be alright without balancing since i will be using new rods and pistons but im no expert...hope someone will correct me if im wrong...
anybody else got any input?

 

it should be 11-8-1 to 12-1

 

bump

 

bump

 

bumpage

 

here's a couple threads i found on knife edging

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=634717
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=777836
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=575866
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=113406

those should hold you over for a while

 

man this thread just answered some questions I had on my B20V build bump