Originally Posted by InsaneCivicSedan
So therefore you should know, that with an LS head, it will take alot more boost than a VTEC head to make 400whp... More boost = more torque.... DUH!!!!
Pretty much summed it up right there. To make the same power, it is going to take more boost with the LS. So why not boost the vtec setup more. In the end, the LS loses. It is the R/S that makes the LS have more trq. Sure the combustion chamber size of the vtec heads vs. the LS head will probably play a role in the cylinder pressures, but by how much? Not what you are thinking I can tell you that.
Originally Posted by InsaneCivicSedan
And for the record, I never said an LS head would be better than an LS-VTEC, simply said that the LS head, if built right, is capable of the same power... Thats just the route I chose because I like to be different, and I wanted to show everyone it can be done... Sorry I dont like to jump on band wagons and do what everyone else does
No bandwagoneer here, just common sense. If you are spending the money to make the most power, it is defintaley worth it to spend a few hundred to go the vtec route, and then send that head off to get reworked if you feel the need to.