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This is a discussion on LS/VTEC RELIABILITY ?? in the Engine Building forum
I have known a lot of people wha had them , So I just built one.
I am NOT gonna race it . I just want a Quick driver.
Are there any problems besides the RPM issues in racing??
Cause I wont get it over ...
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03-21-2005, 09:43 AM
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|  I have known a lot of people wha had them , So I just built one. I am NOT gonna race it . I just want a Quick driver. Are there any problems besides the RPM issues in racing?? Cause I wont get it over 7000 RPM.. |
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03-21-2005, 10:02 AM
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| Its all in the build. If you built it up well, and you don't over rev it you'll be fine. Its a honda engine it will burn a lil oil down the line, but it will go forever if you take care of it. |
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03-21-2005, 10:34 AM
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| the only issues with the engine is r.s issues and spun bearing occassionally - but you will find spun bearings any where- also will find the people who had bad experience with ls vtec had bad experience all around - not the motors fault more there fault |
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03-21-2005, 06:43 PM
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| i did 2 of them and hated both of them also there are no oil squiters on the rods also the vtec head holds alot of oil so spun bearings and fryed oil pumps |
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03-22-2005, 10:58 AM
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| Do it right the first time you'll be ok. |
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03-22-2005, 10:26 PM
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 you say you won't be revving above 7000, so you shouldn't have any issues beyond what a normal LS is capable of handling. | |
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03-22-2005, 10:32 PM
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| beyond 7000 why not just keep stock vtec and 8000rpm |
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03-23-2005, 06:57 AM
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| yes go with what the stock ecu is set for and your most likly going to be fine( if built right **once again**) people do franks all the time and they last/die you will have better luck with this motor than some bull shit junk yard selling you a motor - yep its good get it in and has a spun bearing or worse -- imo |
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03-30-2005, 09:15 PM
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| Why wouldn't you rev it over 7000 rpms? That's the whole point of getting the vtec head, rev higher and make more power. Build it right and rip it to 8-8.5k rpms and stop being a pussy. The people you know that have had them proly had no clue what they were doing, they just did it to be cool. They also probably had 200k miles in the car, which is not good, so of course it's not going to be that reliable. |
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03-30-2005, 09:48 PM
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| i still say no i am a certified tech and built them for friends still break built the block with itr pistons block guard shimmed the oil pump head was b16 and had crower springs retainers and itr cams still fucked up in less then 500 miles LAST THING I SAY IS VTEC HEAD HOLDS ALOT OF OIL AND LS BLOCK HAS NO OIL SQUITERS FIGGURE IT OUT EINSTEIN |
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03-31-2005, 06:54 AM
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04-05-2005, 12:52 PM
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did you check all clearances? oil feed from the block? | |
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04-05-2005, 02:33 PM
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04-13-2005, 01:07 AM
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| Thanks for all the input guys. I have the thing in my car, it runs great. This is what I have 95 B18B Block 91 SIR Head B16A, 4 Angle Valve Job (MINOR PORT) 00 SI intake B16A 91 PR3 Pistons (Hand Polished Domes) 95 LS Rods (ARP Bolts) 95 GSR Oil Pump 95 GSR Water Pump 95 P28CPU Chipped with a Skunk2 (it Did make a big GAIN difference over stock ECU) Ill keep you informed on how she does |
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04-13-2005, 08:21 AM
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| Get somebody to tune your car with uberdata/crome. |
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04-13-2005, 08:41 AM
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| yea i was gonna say.. not over 7k rpm?? dont bother building it. i had no problems with my lsvtec. anyone who can't get it to run past 500 miles more than one time has issues |
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04-18-2005, 08:24 PM
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| My is still going 10K+ rite now! Its all in the build man. Build it rite and it lives, build it wrong and it dies! Simple rite? |
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04-18-2005, 08:52 PM
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| yea i know nothing thanks guys you are full of shit oh well i would rather have a b18c 1 or 5 and yea i checked clearances plasti guage is your friend all new bearings you still cant tell me the vtec heads dont hold a lot of oil and thats why honda built the vtec blocks with oil squiters ls block no oil squiters even then i shimed the oil pump for higher oil psi and still a peice of shit you guys do what you want i am just putting in my 2 cents so thanks and drive thru
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04-19-2005, 01:45 PM
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| you are retarded. the only thing the squirters do is spay oil on the bottom of the pistons to help with cooling, but the block in no way needs it. many people have built long lasting lsvtec engines. if all the ones you built didnt last, it was your fault. |
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04-19-2005, 02:03 PM
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| my friend has an lsv that has over 50k on it ! general maintanance yes, but thats on any car. B18c this - lsv cost less than 1/2 that if you can do it your self! more money for some thing to stomp a b18c ! |
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04-19-2005, 03:23 PM
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| lsvs are da bomb i love mine and i love stomping on gsrs all day long  |
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04-19-2005, 07:12 PM
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i concure, you should be great, if you take car of it, it will last you long time, good luck, its all about how you car for your motor, my 2 cents  | |||
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04-19-2005, 09:24 PM
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|  seems alot of people are making power winding d series motors up well over 7000 rpms, but then again it seems alot of people with ls/vtecs spin bearings over 7k. notice the girdle over the bottom of a d series block, and notice the absense of it on an LS block, you take an LS over 7k with no stud girdle, ya the bearings will be shot. if you plan on taking an ls/vtec over 7k(they dont make too much power after 7500 from what i have seen dyno'd), get a stud girdle for your main bearings and i'd consider some aftermarket rods. Not that this has anything to do with the absense of oil squirters, but i thought it was a pretty good point considering this is a topic on an ls/vtec build. Beerbongskickass said, "Why wouldn't you rev it over 7000 rpms? That's the whole point of getting the vtec head, rev higher and make more power. Build it right and rip it to 8-8.5k rpms and stop being a pussy." Dont play roulette with your motor man, you will be sorry. <_< |
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04-19-2005, 09:28 PM
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| umm no, again you dont need a girdle to rev high either. stop spreading this wrong info. the girlde does help but in no way is it a necessity. Calesta had a b20 vtec that he wound out to 8500+ routinely for 45k+ miles. |
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04-19-2005, 09:31 PM
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did i say you need it? no i didnt, at all. btw, did this b20 have any block work done to be going up to 8500? seems a lil high for a motor that revs around 6 heh. | |
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