i am planning on building an ls vtec for my eg and i was wondering a few things as im lookin for the peices. with the ls bottom end what is the best setup for na, ls rods w b16a pistons? or what setup has anyone tried with that that made the most power? also what head is best to use b16a, b16b, or gsr? type r is going to be to expensive for me. thanks

 

gsr block with b16 head for NA

 

my setup is

b16a head
ls block
ls rods with .25 over USDM ITR pistons
ls crank
arp rods bolts
arp head bolts

 

If I was going to build a stock sleeves street lsvtec I'd use:

-b16a pistons
-stock ls rods w/arp bolts, resized
-stock micropolished ls crank, I wouldn't bother balancing.
-gsr head

 

very similar to mine other than the head. i am also using a ls crank (didnt blance it), my ls rods have ARP rod bolts, and i also did the ARP headstuds

 

i got the same setup kj posted with the un balanced crank n rods. im on arp rod bolts n a gsr head with usdm itr pistons )about 11.0:1 compression). i didnt use the head sutds tho. just gsr head bolts.

 

https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/h...tec-build.html

 

thanks for all the info guys, that last build looks nice!

 

With all the money I spent on that build I could have gone turbo and probably made double the power, I had to learn the hard way.

 

i did the same before..went high comp with p30 pistons(jdm b16) but i rebuilt for low comp forged for turbo....

the only way id ever do the lsvtec high comp again is if it was just spare parts..which is why the lsvtec was originally invented..using spare oem parts and puttin them together to make some good power..