This sunday i ran 18lbs of boost on my stock block and now the the rings on my number 3 piston ar bad and i'm smoking bad

What should I use to build my block

I thinking

Je 8.5:1 Pistons
Eagle Rods
Darton Sleaves


Please Tell me what I should use ?

And best place to buy my parts

 

hrmm good start, id go w/ these:

Je or endyn 9.1:1 Pistons
Eagle Rods
Id go w/ GE sleeves
arp head studs
acl bearings
then of course you will want a new water and oil pump, new timing belt

etc

Talk to Viren about GE sleeves
Talk to DamonBoost (he is having a groupbuy) about JE pistons and Eagle rods



[Modified by Mase, 10:45 PM 10/22/2002]

 

Go with honda bearings if you haven't machined the crank.... Honda is the best and should be your first choice in bearing. ACL is.... umm.... go Honda.

Don't get that 8.5:1 CR crap... it all hype, you will have no low end Tq... I ran 8.97:1 and the tq was still kinda crappy below boost. If you only intend to boost about 18psi, go with something between 9 and 9.5 or so. 9.2 is stock CR on an LS, so that would be decent tq low end.

Eagle rods are GREAT for the price, and with forged pistons, you won't necessarily need to go sleeved for 18 psi, but if you do, you can opt for a larger bore before you buy the pistons.
Have a block guard properly installed and welded in before building and you will prolly want to consider upgrading to a Fluidyne radiator and maybe even some FAL fans.

Do you have an I/C that can keep the temps down at that boost pressure ?

X2

 

I'm wanting to run 18lbs on the street and 22lbs on the track

so i don't need 8.5:1 pistons.


All i'm looking for is 450 whp
i have the mavrev 20x8x3" intercooler

 

dumbass, why did you run 18lbs? now i know who will "smoke" who, LOL

 

I run 20 lbs on my b16a with just JE 8.5:1 pistons, and a Hondata Stage 3b.

 

Wiseco 8.8:1 84.5mm Pistons
Eagle Rods
84mm Darton Sleeves
ARP head studs
ACL bearings

Talk to 93LSivic, he gave me a good deal on my parts.