It's about time I start my own thread of my build so you guys can keep me on track and get this done in a timely fashion

I decide do an all motor lsvtec build since feb. of 2006 and thats when I bought my gsr head and I've fallin off track alot since then but decided to finally start finishing this bad boy up

If anyone has any suggestions or comments let me know and I am by no means a professional engine builder this is my 3rd motor build but first time I'm doing it all by myself

Mod List/Plans

<U>Top End</U>
Gsr Head
Skunk2 Pro1 Camshafts*
" " Cam Gears*
" " Valves/ Springs/Retainers*
" " Intake Manifold*
LHT Stock T/B bored out to 64mm*
Maybe a mild P&P*
Maybe a 3 angle valve job*
Golden Eagle LS/Vtec Kit*
ARP Headstuds*
RC 370cc Injectors


<U>Bottom End</U>
LS Block STD Bore
LS Crank
LS Rods
OEM Bearings*
P30 Pistons
ARP rod bolts
GSR oil pump
GSR water pump
All new Gaskets*

* means I dont have it yet

As you can see I'm doing the bottom end first and then working on the head when I'm done


Pictures
It all started with this






The Valve Cover was nasty so I painted it








Then I got this




















Water Pump


Oil Pump


Yes I like to take pics of EVERYTHING and the blurry pics were taken before I bought a new camera

If anyone was curious I'm a senior in highschool working part time at the honda dealership as a porter for $8 an hour and I get paid every two weeks so one paycheck is for bills and the other is for goodies every month


PRICE LIST
Gsr head $400
LS Block Bare $100
LS Crankshaft $125
LS Rods $10(I bought a complete LS shortblock for $150 took the rods and pistons and sold the block for $140)
ARP rod bolts $30
Type R Oil pump $100
Type R water pump $70
P30 Pistons, wrist pins, and rings $300
RC 370cc Injectors $180
Skunk2 Racing Camshafts Pro1 series $569.53
Skunk2 Racing Valve Set (Stock Sized) $276.64
Skunk2 Racing Titanium Retainers $180.88
Skunk2 Racing Adjustable Cam Gears - Red $191.52
Skunk2 Racing Valve Spring Set $196.84

So far $2,730


Modified by crxowner at 6:09 PM 2/26/2007


Modified by crxowner at 7:53 PM 2/27/2007


Modified by crxowner at 7:08 AM 2/28/2007


Modified by crxowner at 7:10 PM 3/13/2007

 

Good luck. Should be fun.

 

what will ur basic bolt ons consist of? if u havnt already decided...short-ram with bPi flowstack and a good header like rmf/smsp would be

 

Nice setup. But by the looks of the "*"s then you've got quite a bit of work ahead of ya. I'm getting in this thread to see what this setup with the Pro 1s makes for power. Just out of curiousity.

Good luck.

 

As far as bolt- ons I'd like to say something like a rage or rmf header but it might end up being my dented dc 4-1 header until I get more money

And yea I just realized thats theres a bunch of "*", I think a couple grand worth so its gonna be a long build/ thread

 

that red valve cover looks good

 

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Cute, Shaun.

But good luck on the build.

Remember, don't set a WHP goal in mind. Dyno numbers mean next to nothing these days.

- Derek

 

I painted the valve cover with krylon wrinkle finish

I hear ya on the dyno numbers but it'd still be really nice to see 200whp but nothing evr seems to go as planned

Thanks guys
-Ricky

 

thank you for not listing an eleventy-billion mm bore throttle body, skunk2 stage 3's, stock pistons, and actually having an idea of what you're doing.

 

I love engine builds in the house.

 

Listening to the Emo station while building engines is no good. Before final assembly you should change the station.

 

nice... i plan on doing the same build but with a b16 head and ctr pistons!
Good Luck

 

lol thanks guys, I've been reading on this for about two years before I made my final decision. And yea my parents let me build it in my room

HAHAha I just listen to whatevers on the radio

Be careful with the ctr pistons just make sure to do a hell of a lot of research

 

hey, i built my first engine in my room too. I was 9. It didnt last very long at all.

 

New goodies!!!!!



This is a dark picture




LS pistons= gayness:lol:

 

Looks good man. The only thing I see wrong is the hone job, there is no cross hatch. Good luck with the rest of the build

 

Eh, I'm not too worried about the hone I may get it redone in the future if I have extra cash lying around

Here's a list of the prices I paid for everything so far

PRICE LIST
Gsr head $400
LS Block Bare $100
LS Crankshaft $125
LS Rods $10(I bought a complete LS shortblock for $150 took the rods and pistons and sold the block for $140)
ARP rod bolts $30
Type R Oil pump $100
Type R water pump $70
P30 Pistons, wrist pins, and rings $300

So far $1135

I'm adding this to the first post also


Modified by crxowner at 7:09 AM 2/28/2007

 

good job man

 

Cant wait to see the finished product and the numbers!

 

I acnt wait to see the finished product either, someone supposed to be buying some rims off me on sunday, if so I'm ordering my bearings

 

Update:

My brother brought a new car so I'm taking over the old one(EK with CTR) and I just sold my car an hour ago.

So tomorrow I make the deposit and as soon as it goes through I get to hit the "checkout" button on my shopping cart. What's in my shopping cart? These...

Skunk2 Racing Camshafts Pro1 series $569.53
Skunk2 Racing Valve Set (Stock Sized) $276.64
Skunk2 Racing Titanium Retainers $180.88
Skunk2 Racing Adjustable Cam Gears - Red $191.52
Skunk2 Racing Valve Spring Set $196.84

 

CTR pics





The car this is going into

 

nice man i wana do ls vtec my self but im not sure i never took an engine apart or put anything like that together so it will be something new for me and the good thing is that my dad been a macanic for over 25 years so he will help me good luck post some numbers after u done

 

I'm HOPING to have the motor in within the next two weeks, but we all know how that goes, and numbers will posted a little bit later

 

Valve train is officially ordered