the infamous CR-Vtec... mating he CRV block to the ITR head... worth it? costs? BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY... is it reliable? and what kind of gains to expect here?

 

sure it can be reliable

i have seen these setups make 250whp with toda spec C's

 

sure its worth it, if you have the money go for it...just find a reliable shop that can do it. it's your call...not sure how much gains you get though. I think Schanx did it but with an ITR head and GSR bottom end and i think yeah ls is doing something like that..

 

sure reliable as in = honda reliable? or sure reliable as in = reliable for a race car?

my main thing is that it's street driven every day... anywhere from 30-80 miles a day

because i've heard of many stories going wrong with the common ls-vtec motor... nonetheless the CR-Vtec motor...

but i also heard stories of how this setup is almost equivalent to a turbo...

 

It can be reliable if you have someone who is a competent honda engine builder and knows what the hell they are doing..

 

tuners/builders are always the key, no matter what you're doing!

 

i wish i had just resleeved a vtec block -lets just put it that way

 

i just checked out http://www.crvtec.com.... lot's of info there... but nothing mouch regarding costs and reliabitliy....

BTW, they say that re-sleeving a vtec block isn't comparable to a b20 block..