LS/VTEC question
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Originally posted by Vapor
you get what you pay for... I'd consider a set of B16a pistons before CTR's in a LS block. good for 11.3-11.5 CR, PLENTY enough for the street
you get what you pay for... I'd consider a set of B16a pistons before CTR's in a LS block. good for 11.3-11.5 CR, PLENTY enough for the street
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i will buy the civic pistons from you,Or trade you and some cashwith my b16 pistons/rods
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MY CAR iS PROTECTED BY ZOOMBAK GPS LOCATOR IS YOURS?
175+served in engines built from minime to gsr/lsvtec,b16 b20vtec,d15 k24 powerhouses or just rebuilds.life is good
i like when people don't take my advice.cause then i make more money when u need it rebuild the right way!
how many speed holes do i need in my bumper,b4 i can run 15's?
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Oversized USDM b16a pistons are my pistons of choice for street ls/vtecs. They cost about $275 w/ rings or so and fit ls rods with no machining.
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I have almost exclusively used p30's with great results and I have built a few lsvtecs in my time...just remember to give the pistons you want to put in the block to the machine shop with the block and the clearances you want so they can get it exact...all castings are different...but definitely go .25 over, every bit helps...
...as for the block guard, I have seen them cause "phantom" overheating problems in the past 8 years...the coolant passages are not sufficient to cool the "combustion" area around the top of the sleeves, leads to little hairline cracks along the rim, this is why golden eagle makes a webbed sleeve to retain the open deck(this is also why honda's run so much cooler comparitively) and as for other solid deck sleeves, they are fine almost all the time they are Iron ductile not cheap honda sleeves...they won't hairline but they will get hot, I used to have solid deck sleeves on an old h22 accord back in the day and it always ran a little hotter than prior...
...as for the block guard, I have seen them cause "phantom" overheating problems in the past 8 years...the coolant passages are not sufficient to cool the "combustion" area around the top of the sleeves, leads to little hairline cracks along the rim, this is why golden eagle makes a webbed sleeve to retain the open deck(this is also why honda's run so much cooler comparitively) and as for other solid deck sleeves, they are fine almost all the time they are Iron ductile not cheap honda sleeves...they won't hairline but they will get hot, I used to have solid deck sleeves on an old h22 accord back in the day and it always ran a little hotter than prior...
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Why is it when ever I really need to weld something the acetylene always seems to run out...
Only babies drink from bottles...
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Why is it when ever I really need to weld something the acetylene always seems to run out...
Only babies drink from bottles...
Boosted 00 Si
N/A 93 HB b16/18
