sohcslammer
Senior Member
O.k. - I really only want to hear from the people that know what they are talking about, and you know who you are.
My friend is building his 2001 LS integra. He was going to do the LS/VTEC thing, but after talking to many people on this site, we have decided to build the LS. Acording to Brian and Bill, Bill's LS is putting down around the same power as a type R. Now also according to Brian, VTEC is kinda pointless because all it does is switch to more agressive cam lobes. So by putting aggressive cams in the LS it is like having VTEC all the time. (Yeah, that was the best way to describe it. I KNOW what VTEC is.) Shitty gas milage, but it should put down some decent power right? Now we get to the question/debate part. By putting cams/valve springs in his LS motor will he see the kind of power he wants, or is it better to go VTEC? How high can you rev a LS motor assuming you have done the proper head work?
As of right now, the plan is this -
Crower stage 2 cams
Crower "race" valvesprings/retainers
"Chipped" ECU (Later replaced by Hondata)
Port job
I/H/E
What kind of power will he see? Is this a good idea?
Brian/Bill - you told me that Bill wasn't even reving his LS motor high enough to get all the power out of his cams. Does he have valvesprings? What kind of cams? Thanx guys -
SOHCSlammer
My friend is building his 2001 LS integra. He was going to do the LS/VTEC thing, but after talking to many people on this site, we have decided to build the LS. Acording to Brian and Bill, Bill's LS is putting down around the same power as a type R. Now also according to Brian, VTEC is kinda pointless because all it does is switch to more agressive cam lobes. So by putting aggressive cams in the LS it is like having VTEC all the time. (Yeah, that was the best way to describe it. I KNOW what VTEC is.) Shitty gas milage, but it should put down some decent power right? Now we get to the question/debate part. By putting cams/valve springs in his LS motor will he see the kind of power he wants, or is it better to go VTEC? How high can you rev a LS motor assuming you have done the proper head work?
As of right now, the plan is this -
Crower stage 2 cams
Crower "race" valvesprings/retainers
"Chipped" ECU (Later replaced by Hondata)
Port job
I/H/E
What kind of power will he see? Is this a good idea?
Brian/Bill - you told me that Bill wasn't even reving his LS motor high enough to get all the power out of his cams. Does he have valvesprings? What kind of cams? Thanx guys -
SOHCSlammer