Hey everyone,

I have an LS/V setup that I'm looking to add a bit more power to. I've driven the car 50 miles everyday, 5 days out of the week, for the past 2 months (work Orange County to Downtown LA) and it hasn't skipped a beat. I've also taken it out to Las Vegas and back with no issues. This is pretty much my beater lol.

And yes, the car can have some downtime. I have the option of taking the train to work as well..

I do have a list of specs for the motor.. I bought the car with the motor built as the list shows. It's running on a chipped P72 ECU right now from Import Auto Pros. I'm surprised it runs decent as it does for a chipped ECU. Gets me 28-30mpg, and doesn't stutter or hesitate.

However, I just want a bit more out of it. Is there a set of cams I can throw on w/ some valvetrain to back it up or any other things I can do to wake it up a bit more while retaining reliability. (Yes, I will have it tuned after the parts are installed)

I know the main issue right now is that it has an LS S80 transmission, but I look forward to getting a GSR transmission for it soon. Even then, I feel it'll still feel a bit weak/boring.

Any recommendations, criticism, help is greatly appreciated. I was contemplating on selling the car and acquiring something newer, but I don't really like the thought of making car payments.

Here's a list of what was done to the motor -

B18A1 Block - Decked, Honed and Bored to 81.5mm
B16A2 Head w/ serviced valve job

81.5mm PR4 Pistons
ACL Bearings
APR Rod Bolts
Golden Eagle Head Studs
OEM Head/Block Gasket Seals
Oil Sandwich to run LS/VTEC
EARL Braided Oil Line
P72 Oil Pump
P72 Water Pump
P72 Timing Belt
Micropolished Crank

Then just bolt on stuff -

Skunk2 1st Gen Intake Manifold
DC 4-2-1 CARB Legal Header
Blackworks Racing Test Pipe
Twin-Loop Muffler
Generic Short Ram Intake

 

CTR cams, toda rep header, and a tune

 

I would agree with the above. As you know, that LS trans is really lackluster, a gsr trans would be a major improvement in acceleration and b16a trans even better yet.

 

Do I need any other valvetrain to support the cam? And any recommendations on what to look for or go over with the tuner?

 

Two thumbs up for both ideas

and a gsr Trans upgrade plus maybe a action clutch

 

Hondata, e85 and a good tuner.. youll be surprised how much power you pick up with a relaatively cheap investment.

 

good point re e85, but we need more of them here in SoCal

 

When and how were you allowed to return?

 

Anything Aftermarket, should use Aftermarket Valvetrain.

If it isn't OEM, dont worry about using OEM

 

1St thing I would do is get it properly tuned. Chipped ECUs are generally tuned on the safe side. Some proper ignition tuning on a dyno will most likely give you a little more HP.

Then a better header and a good cold air intake with a velocity stack.

Actually do the intake and header first, then get it tuned.

A better transmission will definitely help as well. LS transmissions are geared way to long. B16/Gsr/ITR are all great choices.

 

Transmission, pr3 pistons, hype r cams, decent header, tune.

 

Ever since Blake gave up on this section, These "banned" folks remake names and keep posting.

Maybe i should "Buy" some likes on Facebook like Rocket did so i can be cool.

 

x2 on the Action Clutch

 

I would do ctr cams and some better gearing. After that get yourself a nice tune you will be happy. While typw r cams dont make crazy power they have a nice solid midrange