I'm planning on building a B18A1 for my EG.

I'm planning on keeping the bottom end stock, aftermarket cams, cam gears, springs and retainers, and boosting it.

I'm looking to get to 225-250 hp, nothing huge just enough for fun.

Do I need to change the rods and pistons for this set-up, or can I keep the bottom end stock with what I'm looking to get?

 

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Well The bottom end should be good for about 240 hp,Worth mentioning, change out the Rod Bolts and Head bolts with ARP Studs. Bottom end should be able to hande it. What are you planning on running as far as Cams/Springs/Retainers etc...? what are you going to Tune it with?

 

Just dont Over-boost it, know your limits with it. 12lbs or so should be able to handle it everyday

 

haven't thought about who yet, I was thinkin skunk 2 for all the above. I need something relatively cheap, but not ebay cheap. I don't know too many companies for this, and I'm doing the whole thing by myself. I just don't wanna spend more than 700 total on the head. Would a T28 get me to my goal, or should I go T3/T4?

 

You should be fine just don't overboost,then get a tune

 

I would say to get good power and not to expensive, go with Blox cams and supertech valves/valve springs etc... and just a T3/T4 will do wonderful for you. A guy i work closely with has a B18A1 T3/T4 set up tuned with Crome.. pulls around 225 wheel hp. thats his daily driver. perfect. Crome is the way to go on tuning if u dont wanna spend an arm and a leg.

 

Thanks Imma check into that

 

Does anyone make non-VTEC performance cams?

 

check out crower they make some good non vtec cams

 

ok will do. Not too many companies making non VTEC turbo cams though

 

Head over to www.inlinefour.com and check out their cams. They have Crower non-vtec turbo cams. $400 bucks! thats a good deal. If u want a pretty good head package other than the blox/supertech, go buddy club!

 

The engine I have is all torn apart. I don't know what kind of gaskets I should use. Should I stay OEM and get a cometic head gasket or should I go all aftermarket?

 

idk but i used to get clowned on when i first started doing my first swap with alot of questioning.lolz but i just want to say that it's really complicated if u dont know exactly wat ur doing n wat u want and wat ur plans r.
but, GL on ur swap bro!

 

get golden eagle head gasket.. good for boosting.. got mines for $100 at this shop in MN ^^

 

sounds good. Just tryin to get ideas on quality companies. Since I'm only a free time gear head.

 

crower makes a great stage 2 turbo cam, short duration, low overlap (less than 15deg), i believe about 0.469 lift on both intake and exhaust. if your goal is only around 250hp you should be able to make that all day on less than 10psi out of a properly sized t3/t4

 

over in the forced induction forum a lot of guys running ls-t b18a and b18b with stock bottom say that its good for 300whp 350 pushing it to the limit so running 225 to 250 should be fine but deff look into those arp headstuds at the very least so your head doesn't float.

 

You also need to look into the ARP rod bolts cause those are very prone to failure on LS motors. Ask as many questions as you need, never hurts to ask!

 

Also from Washington, I need a good machine shop to check out the crank I just bought. I'm getting the rod bolts, but do I really need head studs for what I'm getting?

 

YES YES YES!!! its mainly a safety precaution. Im sure that you do not want to have to remove the head again and mess with it. When boosting, its always good to do that. even with high-hp all motor or nitrous setups, keeps the head from floating

 

12 lbs from what size turbo? you cant pick a safe psi for him to rune because you dont know what size turbo he is running... say he puts a damn bw s372 on there... 12 lbs would make well over 250.

its the power that kills motors not the ammount of boost.

had a stock ls motor (aside from custom grind cams) make 407whp and hold it.... that motor is still running in someones car today just without boost. it made 407 for a solid 6 months. constantly beating

as well as my ls motor in my civic track car that makes over 600whp on stock sleeves. completely built otherwise but still stock bore stock sleeve

just goes to show that motor reliablilty lies within the tuner

 

Yeah, but the 12lbs or so was just on a T3/T4 like i said earlier in the thread. he is just wanting something to play with. not something that is a complete drag car.

 

stock motor boosted will make 240...

 

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