got my engine back from the machine shop bored honed and block gaurd fitted
 

here a piccy of the engine after work has been done, me and a friend are building this weekend!

also got a question what oil do people run in their b16 tranmissions? the book says honda atf or engine oil 10 40w! anyone got some input?
thanks:D

RE: got my engine back from the machine shop bored honed and block gaurd fitted
 

I can't really see the crosshatch pattern in that picture. Can you put up some closer view pics?

There's an oil site I've been meaning to read through. My friend showed it to me before, the link is:

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/

There's a forum on this site too (The link is in the first paragraph of that page listed above). I'm sure you can find people who've done oil analyses for stock integras and DOHC civics. You might want to look through this site since the oil appropriate for your car depends on what your weather and driving conditions are. In other words...what works best for your b16 in a Miami summer may be less than optimal in a Denver winter. People in the the forums for this site get oil analyses done and post the results there for all sorts of cars and weather conditions.

RE: got my engine back from the machine shop bored honed and block gaurd fitted
 

here a closer pic of the cross hatch, and i am in england so weather isnt the best here!

RE: got my engine back from the machine shop bored honed and block gaurd fitted
 

you got the rings gapped and the proper bearings already?

RE: got my engine back from the machine shop bored honed and block gaurd fitted
 

The machinist's job looks pretty good. Have fun with your build!

I believe most of the users on the site I linked above are in America. On that site, you'll probably want to look for oil analyses from users in cold American areas...I'm guessing Denver and some New England cities like NY will most closely resemble weather for the UK. Another thing to consider is the amount of traffic in your region, as that too can affect what kind of wear your engine undergoes and what oil would appropriate for you. I'd try to match the results of users in larger cities if you're in gridlock most of the time.

Then again, you could just take a sample your oil a few times over the next few months and pay ~$30 each time for your own oil analyses and the labs can tell you what's best for your driving conditions...I'm cheaper than that though https://www.hondacivicforum.com/image/s4.gif

RE: got my engine back from the machine shop bored honed and block gaurd fitted
 

havent gapped my rings doin that with my friend, he works for a porche specialist building engines! and the beraings are acl, wat needs doin to these?

RE: got my engine back from the machine shop bored honed and block gaurd fitted
 

piccy of all the bits goiin in

RE: got my engine back from the machine shop bored honed and block gaurd fitted
 

I like the pic updates, keep em coming!

I'm not sure what you'd want to do with the bearings, I've only worked on the top end of my engine before. I suppose if you're using the same crankshaft, you might want to use plastigauge to check it for wear before installing your new bearings. Otherwise, I'm also curious what you could/should do.

RE: got my engine back from the machine shop bored honed and block gaurd fitted
 

here is some more photos of build and of car!

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RE: got my engine back from the machine shop bored honed and block gaurd fitted
 

check out what happened to my old pistons, two of them were like this!!!

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