i am in the middle of fixin up my car and i want some opinions....


i have a 95 GSR head on a WRONGLY tapped LS block. I also just picked up a complete 97 LS motor with 60k on it.
--->No matter what i have to take out the CURRENT block.


should i go all LS and turbo later (Use the whole new engine and sell the head)
or
put the head on the new block and TAP IT RIGHT! Golden Eagle Vtec kit?


lmk. i would also like opinions from others that have used the Golden Eagle Vtec kit and how reliable/ if u used it before.
thanks!

 

If you use the Golden Eagle VTEC kit, you don't need to tap the block. If you are building for boost anyway, just put the VTEC head on the new LS block. You'll want it in the future anyway, it's a better flowing head.

You could go the other route, and just swap the new LS motor in. Its up to you really, but I would use the VTEC head.

 

use the new block. but my opinion is biased cuz i have an ls/vtec

 

do both an ls-vtec is proven to a good motor to have. the golden eagle kit is good. some where on this site i heard that the head gasket was no good, but i think they fixed the problem

 

well i just picked up a kit id like to know if i should use their headgasket or get a cometic

 

I like to use a factory honda gasket on my motor..
unless your dropping some high rise pistons in there...then use a cometic.

 

another ls/vtec guy its a better flowing head....better flow for your turbo later on..... and as long as you build them right they are great

 

well i already am getting almost 300whp from a built bottom on my ls but its running 9.5:1 compression with endyn custom turbo pistons so now which head gasket

 

anyyone else??

who actually has the kit? im gonna pick it up soooon!

 

****UPDATEE!!

I just got a P07 ECU on ebay and i plan on ZIffing my ECU and changing all the STATS!!

and i decided to go LS/V... was gonna sell the head for rims but that will have to wait!!

 

the headgasket in the golden eagle kit is a modified oem gasket. oem **** is perfectly fine.

 

tap the new block and swap the heads.. i have a lsvtec and will never go back.. trust me well worth the time and effort..you will love it

 

wait tap the block by drilling into the block or use the GOlden Eagle kit?

"the headgasket in the golden eagle kit is a modified oem gasket. oem **** is perfectly fine."

What u mean? modified OEM is good? or don't use the Golden Eagle one and get a OEM one?

 

reliability is going to depend on the way you build it!

 

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and tune it