Well it was fun while lasted

After a exactly a yr of boosting with a Greddy kit its all over
since it all over i'll give the history of the car with pics

the motor is all that is blown the turbo is still good just a little oily but we are cleaning it up

so here they are the gruesome pics

this is the beginning with a NEW GSR block



out with the old & in with the boost!!!!





as you can see ACHOO was a happy camper as i work on the turbo



the end result (i think the car liked it too) see the grin



well 12 months later and this is what we have

an unhappy camper








so this is what we do next

 

Ahhh ... The almighty red Honda label Good luck with the next build.

 

damn, that suxs. good to see a new shorty there though and from honda, what that cost ya ?

 

SO how much does a brand new shortblock run anyhow?
Never priced one ? ?

 

about $2200

 

i know it must have costed a grip good luck on the rebuild and lets see those dynos again. Im gonna boost my accord soon too.

 

well the turbo stuff
is for sale
he's going back NA
will do another turbo on another car

 

so what exactly caused the final blow?...looks like a unhealthy dose of piston soup is served

 

well the dry rotted Greddy oil return line that blew at 130mph was the beginning
and it was down hill from there

 

i dont know too much about engines, but couldnt you of just bought new sleeves and pistons..???

 

Wow factory shorty. Only $2,200 that's not bad at all. Any reason why just out of curiosity?

 

what turbo mani is that?

scott

 

wow, a block brand new from honda
u didnt use that shitty rubber return line from greddy did you?
good luck on the next project

 

$2200 for a stock block?? Why not sleeve and rebuild? I mean your spending about the same amount but you have alot more the work with..i don't get it

 

the things you can do to a GSR shortblock for $2200....

 

u can get a bare stock block for $200 at a junk yard and sleeve it for $750 from gem it will hold 40psi of boost are u crazy to spend $2200 on a new block

 

Why not go with the dart block??? for the same price.

 

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Mine was fine Alan, don't hate

 

Good luck with future endevors


Modified by Mulan at 10:31 PM 7/19/2003

 

dart &gt; honda block for $2200

but you still have to buy pistons, rods etc for the darty

I would have sleeved, forged it all and made some real power, not NA

 

 

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Right....and GS-R blocks are sooo common at junkyards, huh? Tell me where you're finding GS-R blocks for $200 and I'll be there tomorrow.

There's something to be said about having a block that is clean and assembled from Honda...no hassles. Sometimes when you're at the point of extreme disgust, it can be the difference between continuing with this sport or throwing in the towel. There are a lot of hidden costs in rebuilding an engine, too. When I add up all of the little stuff like the machine work, bearings, gaskets, seals, etc...it's significant.

Sonny

 

awe...and besides hes staying N/A with the GSR, dont any of you read.
im sure it was fun while it lasted !
goodluck!

 

Jesus people, get off his case. I don't blame him one bit for going with a brand new factory assembled short block. That extra piece of mind and knowing everything is brand new and put together right is worth the extra money if you have it. Plus I believe that short block has a warranty of some kind

 

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Excellent points, and the fact that you know its not STOLEN!