LS/VTEC Setup - Opinions
12-09-2007, 07:09 AM
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Re: LS/VTEC Setup - Opinions
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you can never stress HEAD work enough. THIS IS WHERE YOU MAKE YOUR POWWWWWER!
i had a ls/vtec setup in my crx and it made 205 whp and 143 ft/lbs.
the main thing that was holding me back was i didnt want to turn the motor past 8500 rpms so i went with a smaller cam(edelbrock 4730) that made alot of midrange.(I drove the car daily) My head was ported and the bottom end was just punched 30 over with a set of wiesco 12:1's and eagle h-beams.
I loved the setup! to this day i wish i would not have gotten rid of it
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you can never stress HEAD work enough. THIS IS WHERE YOU MAKE YOUR POWWWWWER!
i had a ls/vtec setup in my crx and it made 205 whp and 143 ft/lbs.
the main thing that was holding me back was i didnt want to turn the motor past 8500 rpms so i went with a smaller cam(edelbrock 4730) that made alot of midrange.(I drove the car daily) My head was ported and the bottom end was just punched 30 over with a set of wiesco 12:1's and eagle h-beams.
I loved the setup! to this day i wish i would not have gotten rid of it
.I'd make more power by spending the money on sleeves (which I may have to do anyhow), and running the motor at 87mm......(and you're talking about a very similar cost!)
12-09-2007, 07:31 AM
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Re: LS/VTEC Setup - Opinions
+1
you can never stress HEAD work enough. THIS IS WHERE YOU MAKE YOUR POWWWWWER!
i had a ls/vtec setup in my crx and it made 205 whp and 143 ft/lbs.
the main thing that was holding me back was i didnt want to turn the motor past 8500 rpms so i went with a smaller cam(edelbrock 4730) that made alot of midrange.(I drove the car daily) My head was ported and the bottom end was just punched 30 over with a set of wiesco 12:1's and eagle h-beams.
I loved the setup! to this day i wish i would not have gotten rid of it.
you can never stress HEAD work enough. THIS IS WHERE YOU MAKE YOUR POWWWWWER!
i had a ls/vtec setup in my crx and it made 205 whp and 143 ft/lbs.
the main thing that was holding me back was i didnt want to turn the motor past 8500 rpms so i went with a smaller cam(edelbrock 4730) that made alot of midrange.(I drove the car daily) My head was ported and the bottom end was just punched 30 over with a set of wiesco 12:1's and eagle h-beams.
I loved the setup! to this day i wish i would not have gotten rid of it
.what kind of head and valvetrain were you using??! i've got cash for something new and about how much does porting cost around here(chesapeake/va beach area)? i've looked around online and i see lots of different prices ranging from 450 to over 1000.
12-09-2007, 07:35 AM
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Re: LS/VTEC Setup - Opinions
get seth at abacus to port the head. i would run some skunk or JG valve springs and retainers. also get a set of decent cams, IE. skunk2 stage 2's. then look into a decent intake manifold/tb. then a nice header, IE. smsp, hytech, RMF, ETC. all these combined will wake your motor up.
12-09-2007, 07:48 AM
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get seth at abacus to port the head. i would run some skunk or JG valve springs and retainers. also get a set of decent cams, IE. skunk2 stage 2's. then look into a decent intake manifold/tb. then a nice header, IE. smsp, hytech, RMF, ETC. all these combined will wake your motor up.
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12-09-2007, 02:03 PM
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Re: LS/VTEC Setup - Opinions
your setup sounds pretty beast dude. pm me the numbers you make when you finally get it straight.