Might as well jump on the bandwagon...

Silver Knight · Post by **Silver Knight** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:14 pm

JonDubya;39053 wrote:Yeah Yeah! I want that! Can you meet sat morning/noon?

as longs as its after 4 i can. i work 8-4 on sat.

kra95teg;39067 wrote:let the vtak ride......

hey anyone know toms name on here....i gots sum questions to ask him...

T-Rock

JonDubya · Post by **JonDubya** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:29 pm

Silver Knight;39075 wrote:as longs as its after 4 i can. i work 8-4 on sat.

T-Rock

Can I meet you up at the dealer (work) sometime during your shift?

ImAJandILikeToSuckMenOffForMoney · Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:46 pm

OnePointEight;38756 wrote:ohhh Ls/vtec gotcha!
Reason i ask is because i know a B16 tranny with LSD for sale but im not sure if it's sold or not. That + your setup would be gold imo.

how much is it? Also what kind of condition is it in? I may be interested since mine needs some work.

Silver Knight · Post by **Silver Knight** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:50 pm

JonDubya;39081 wrote:Can I meet you up at the dealer (work) sometime during your shift?

yeah. just go into lexus and ask for me.

xslickwhitetegx · Post by **xslickwhitetegx** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:37 am

Nice Alex! ls/vtec., about time.... when you showed mwe all thoose parts I so wanted em for my ls...haha

Tegs commin along...next is pinstripe removel rite?

I still need that damn Acura sysmbols...

DC_T · Post by **DC_T** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:22 pm

i don't know how far you are into the build, but two thinks to consider would be to upgrade your rod bolts (arp), and switch out those crap ls pistons and throw in some other ones. simple b16 pistons would help a lot. the rod bolts i HIGHLY recommend. that seems to be the weak link of an lsvtec. when i was building mine, everything i read suggested this. definitly worth the extra $$. anyways, good luck!

if you haven't, you should take a minute to read over this thread: http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1676914
its got some really good information about how to make that bad boy reliable.

ImAJandILikeToSuckMenOffForMoney · Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:31 pm

DC_T;39771 wrote:i don't know how far you are into the build, but two thinks to consider would be to upgrade your rod bolts (arp), and switch out those crap ls pistons and throw in some other ones. simple b16 pistons would help a lot. the rod bolts i HIGHLY recommend. that seems to be the weak link of an lsvtec. when i was building mine, everything i read suggested this. definitly worth the extra $$. anyways, good luck!

yea well its almost done and he just wanted the head on asap.

DC_T · Post by **DC_T** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:38 pm

soundqjr;39777 wrote:yea well its almost done and he just wanted the head on asap.

i can understand that, but rushing an lsvtec and not doing it right is not a good idea. i just don't want to see a rebuild thread on this motor in a few months. and trust me, if one of those rods lets loose, its going to be down for a lot longer. if he keeps it around the ls stock redline, he might be alright, but its something i would do asap. they always say to measure twice, cut once...so i guess i'm saying reasearch twice, build once.

RSXSLVR79 · Post by **RSXSLVR79** » Tue May 01, 2007 3:45 am

sweet action! CAnt wait to see the finished product!

Silver Knight · Post by **Silver Knight** » Wed May 02, 2007 5:00 pm

DC_T;39801 wrote:i can understand that, but rushing an lsvtec and not doing it right is not a good idea. i just don't want to see a rebuild thread on this motor in a few months. and trust me, if one of those rods lets loose, its going to be down for a lot longer. if he keeps it around the ls stock redline, he might be alright, but its something i would do asap. they always say to measure twice, cut once...so i guess i'm saying reasearch twice, build once.

we didn't rush the swap. we actually took our time with it so everything went smooth. I used Josh's ARP head studs. Right now my redline jumped from 7k to 7500. and i agree with your measure twice cut once statement too!!