my friend had an ls vtec, man we both loved it. then he built his type r.
heat treat or kryogenic treat the rods...which is better?
A+ for using the rod bolts, the $50(+/-) investment that can make the difference sometimes. He didn't use them and was always watching his rpm's and wishing he had. Even Honda Tuning found out the importance of arp rod bolts when a bearing spun in the 13 sec project integra.
His estimated horsepower was near 200 at the wheels. Very happy with the setup. He was using OEM internals.
Get ready for some torque. There are a few tricks when building it to make it a long lasting relable daily driver. He tuned the hell out of it and got 34 mpg.
good luck and enjoy!
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if you can only race me in a straight line then whats the point 
...91 SMF SCCA
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I see people out there spending money on the car to improve it … If you spend half that effort just working on your driving skills, making you and the car work together as a team, then you’ll go faster – period. To make the car go a second faster on the track takes a lot more energy and money than making yourself drive it one second faster.
– the late Tom Thrash SCCA Solo E Production