Whats up. Uhh my friend was thinking about getting an ITR with an LS block. is that cool or what? I was wondering that would it performe as good as a regular ITR? or would it be slower?

 

Just the block or whole engine? Its still a B18 block so I dunno. If it's the whole engine....

 

its just the block

 

What about the crank? Type R's crank is balanced, more horsies by doing that(I think). Why does it have the LS block in the first place?


[Modified by mr. skelly, 9:59 PM 11/25/2001]

 

it has everything that a type-r has including the balanced crank but the block is an Ls and the reason for an Ls block is because the car was stolen and then engine, tranny got stolen. so now it is restored and has a type-r tranny and a type-r motor with an ls block. everything is type-r except the block. thanx

 

that's imporrible......the ITR rods will not fit into a LS block.....they are diffrent lengths....even ITR pistons need modification to fit the LS rods...........

i dont know what you friend is talking about........

 

oh yeah i forgot

its impossible to have a balanced crank unless its from an itr
cant balance an ls crankshaft

 

I had a feeling from the begining on this subject somethin would be all wrong.

 

id say forget about the whole deal..why didnt the insurance buy another type r block..if it was stolen?

 

Just because the crank is balanced does not mean you get more Horsepower. Also the ITR crank is heavier than the LS crank.

If you have a LS short block (LS crank/LS pistons) and the rest ITR, You should gain slightly more torque than an ITR.


[Modified by t, 1:21 PM 11/25/2001]

 

Why wouldnt ITR rods and ITR pistons fit on an ITR Crank?? inside a LS block.

 

It should (depending on tuning) perform slightly better than a stock ITR during drag or normal driving, but it does not have the oil squirters or the nice pistons that could rev continuosly up to the ITR rpms. Remember the LS had a redline at 7600rpms.

 

assuming it's ITR pistons.. 89.0mm stroke vs. 87.2mm stroke..

you'll pick up about 4-6hp/tq across the board. worthwhile investment.

stick a LS crank and rods in a ITR block. r/s ratio is over-rated. displacement is king on the street.