ok so imd oing a gsr build.. And i want a mean all motor build... THings im planing on doing is.. 3 angle valve job.. skunk 2 cams.. skunk2 intake many... arp head studs... i have eagle conecting rods.. and im palning on putting itr pistons on the rods.. but i was talking with rang crx.. thanx 4 all your help by the way.. and he was telling me that the itr pisotns wont work on my eagel rods because they have floating pins... what would i have 2 do 2 make the itr pistons work??? i have some ls pistons on the eagle rods and havnt had a prob with it but i bought it that way... so what would i have 2 do 2 make the itr pistons work on those rods and where could i get it done or how??? What do you guys think about the build so far??? should i tune it after im done with it??? about how much does a tune cost??? thanx 4 all u guys help.. rep will be givin thanx




here are pics of the eagle rods with ls pistons

 

just get aftermarket pistons, they will be stronger and will fit right. as far as tuning goes...YES!

 

changed your mind on a b16? good. u should always tune your car even after doing i/h/e..

 

take me a picture of the ls pistons on the rods.i pmed you i can groove the itrs to fit the Hbeams,unless your spraying N20 the pistons are fine.3Angle is not needed spend the money else where.ANd of course Mtber Ecu and tuneing is best like said in pm...

 

lol yea i changed my mind and now ima do these gsr... ok thanx bro whats i/h/e???

 

what type of after market psitons???

 

ok bro i will.. and ima pm u right now..

 

I did pretty much this same setup in my gsr block. Had ITR pistons and rods, not anything aftermarket there, and didnt do the valve job. Had the Skunk2 manifold and cams...put 171 whp and 120ft lbs torque. It was def a nice setup

 

damn thats nice.

 

don't waste the money on a valve job if you're only doing 3 angle dude. That's a waste of money. If you want a "mean" all motor build: 5 angle valve job with swirl and quench areas, full port/polish of head to match the intake mani, and a good 4-2-1 header with at least 2.5" exhaust. Probably gonna need valvesprings/retainers/LMA's and get some light aftermarket valves.

Also....why do eagle rods if you're going to stick with OEM pistons? Seems to me it'd be better to do OEM rods as they're lighter.

I'd do some forged high-comp pistons so the ring lands aren't as high as stock (less prone to cracking should detonation occur), and I'd get the whole rotating assembly shaved and balanced......the lighter it is, the more freely it'll rev, and balancing it will prevent any harmonics issues from occurring.

Sounds like you'll need cam gears to tune the cams well.

This is gonna get pretty expensive pretty quick dude. You consider the cost-power vs. going boost?