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Old Jan 27, 2009 | 02:47 PM
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hey i just bought an ls motor and i plan to do a lsvtec setup but wat head should i get thats cheap but will still give me the power of a vtec?? i plan to sell the ls head and buy a vtec head but i don't know wat will work on it!!

help????
 
Old Jan 27, 2009 | 02:56 PM
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B16 head will probably be your best bet
 
Old Jan 27, 2009 | 03:22 PM
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B16 head will probably be your best bet
+1 sir
 
Old Jan 27, 2009 | 03:39 PM
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is the b16 a gsr or just straight b16??
 
Old Jan 27, 2009 | 03:40 PM
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the B16 is a B16

a gsr is a B18c1
 
Old Jan 27, 2009 | 03:47 PM
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oooooohhhh i get it now lol and the b16 will straight bolt onto the b18 block
 
Old Jan 27, 2009 | 03:53 PM
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yes its what I am using for my current LS-V setup
 
Old Jan 27, 2009 | 03:55 PM
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sweet and hows that working for you??
how much power does it have and how much money did u put into it??
 
Old Jan 27, 2009 | 03:57 PM
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10 seconds on google.

Hybrid How-To No 16: Building the LS/VTEC engine
http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/te...ine/index.html

LS-VTEC/CR- VTEC Info
http://hondaswap.com/general-tech-ar...r-vtec-info-8/

LS/VTEC Head Swap - Still The One
http://www.hondatuningmagazine.com/t...wap/index.html
 
Old Jan 27, 2009 | 03:58 PM
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Its working great.

I dont know how much power and I've lost track of how much money I've gotten into but I have a lot lol.

There is a write up on it in the HCF Project section
 



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