your going to have trouble making that much power N/A but ill let some of the other guys tell you from experience.

 

By no means am I staying na. I should have stated that.

 

lol everything would probably be alot cheaper/easier with a d16 block...

 

It would be cheaper, but the d15 version would be awesome too.

 

Oh wow, I did not know that the r/s ratio was so well on the b7. Is it right at 1.75:1 ?
In that case, I could have a reliable high revving turbo monster. Makes me want to stick with the b7 even more. I wasn't aware that eagle made rods for the b7. And from what I've read, Benson's sleeves are reliable enough to go with no block guard, correct me if I'm wrong. And thanks for the info on the harmonic balancer, I was looking into getting an aftermarket one, but I'll just stick with the stock one.

 

Im not quite sure what the exact R/S ratio is, but its quite abit better than a d16. Sorry i totally forgot, This isnt a d16 were dealing with, no eagle rods. I guess crower is the only ones that make the d15 rods. I havent heard of benson, but if he says that the sleeves are good, then you wont need a block guard. i would only install one on a stock block ( even then i would go with sleeves before that..) The aftermarket pulley will destroy your bearings, if you want to lighten anything, use a lighter flywheel. A port job would be great, but more importantly is to get a good 3 angle valve grind on those valves (May even consider changing them out to full stainless) A very very important part will be in the springs and retainers, people say that the ti retainers that crower makes are very wear resilient. This is even moreso important since your engine will be seeing 10k+ more often than the usual d16, but it also has less stress on the internals. Oh allmost forgot, use ARP headstuds they will help reduce headlift.

 

rod length div stroke..

b7 = 1.59
d16 = 1.52
d15b = 1.62

ur goal sounds decent and doable.. just dont overdo it..

my buddies d16 turbo revs to 8500, so done right i guess d16 or d15, should be close..
just the d16 parts are alot easier to get for a much lower price..

 

ur goal sounds decent and doable.. just dont overdo it..

my buddies d16 turbo revs to 8500, so done right i guess d16 or d15, should be close..
just the d16 parts are alot easier to get for a much lower price..

word. I'm in the process of getting ASE certified, so I'm always around master technicians at work. They can offer me help with most things, but when it comes to Hondas, I come here

I realized the cost difference and easy to find parts after I picked up my block. But all in all, I'm going to stick with the b7 and show it some love. Can't really find too many people that actually builds these up. Maybe just a handful. So its nice to see something different every now and then.

A buddy of mine, who got me to buy my hatch, had a LS/VTEC Turbo in his, and he sent his block off to http://www.laskeyracing.com/ and when I saw the final product, I was amazed as to how good and reliably assembled it was. Ever since then, I told myself, if I were to build a Honda block, he would be the guy to machine it for me.

Oh and one more question, I was originally going with the SRP 75.5mm pistons, but would you think the 76mm would benefit me more? I have read arguements that going with 76mm instead of the before mentioned, isn't as good for boost. If thats so, could you explain to me.

 

resleeving? 76mm should be alryt..

but with stock sleeves? i cant comment on that.. havnt tried in boosted appl.

earl laskey of laskeyracing fame.. was an awesome guy who tought me alot of things.. his son mike is running laskeyracing now and theyre still doin as good a job back then til today..

- the thing with the d15b7 is.. sure its cool.. sure its rare etc building it..

but il ask this.. the $ involved for it? and if ur capable? imagine how much more ud make on a d16? hehe

on a slight chance? id hope u look around for a decent cheap d16 block, a6 or z6 sounds good.. if u find a cheap one? then why not ? right hehe

 

For sure, I'll be resleeving the block. And I have looked around locally for a d16 block, but can't find any, not even at our junkyards. I live in Alabama, so that may have something to do with it :haha:
But I'm already committed now, so I think I'm going to stick with the b7. As I said, money isn't really an issue, not to sound conceived or anything. I enjoy where I work and it pays well, so I'm doing well.

 

Ah, just wanted to slip this in. If any of you on this board ever need help with Cadillacs or Hummers, I can answer all your questions

 

i do.. i need help

i want a hummer for free.. got anything for me? HAHAHAHA

kiddin!

 

yup i take it that $ wasnt an issue.. back with the crower rod hahaha LOL

but i was just letting u know.. you could prolly make more with a d16, and shoot for the "rarity" goal.. thru whp figures..

plus ul have alot more choices as far as pistons go.. CP pistons, Arias, Wiseco

 

Have heard alot of bad things about CP pistons, quote "they break apart, they are shit"

 

cool.. really?

well hope those guys are ok hehe

bin doing well on my friends k20a , eggum used them too i think..

 

Just a few guys on here said that, not sure of its credibility. i would use vitaras myself.

 

Gold Coat on Dome and PC-9 on Skirt

 

thanks for your suggestion. As of now, I ordered my SRP and Crower Rods. As soon as the get in, I'll be sending my block off to Benson. I'll keep you guys updated. Hopefully with pics. Looking to push 400-450 easily with my setup. Can't wait to show my coworkers who are all about V8s and big displacement. They always down me when I told them my plans. So that should bring a few shocks to their faces. My feelings have always been, as long as you know what your doing and do it right, there is no limit to what could be done. I'll let you guys know how this turns out and hopefully I meet my goal. :thehump:

 

did u get to send the block to benson?


got pics of the srp and crower goodnes rods eyecandy FTW

 

hmmm no more? lol

 

Bump for some pics finally....Been so busy haven't had time to update my shiz.
Got a few goodies in and now saving up to send the block off. $975 plus shipping.

When I got my Pistons

Back from Swain Tech...Cell Phone pic

Rods and 2 Pistons on for testing and fooling around

Just saving up money now....grrrr

 

sweet! are the Ibeams crower? interesting.. sure looks beefy..

im a little confused on the 2nd to the last pic though.. thats an Hbeam?


oh and swaintech FTW!

 

yes crower was the only rods i could find that made em for the b7.

http://www.crower.com/cgi-bin/detail.cgi?prod_id=B93741B-4

 

sweet! i do know crower has b7's thats what crxmotorsports/fred ran way back

 

Looks awesome man, cant wait to see you assemble them!

 

the block will be just about the sexiest thing on the parts line up...

im expecting fat beefy sleeves!

 

Yea, I'm really anxious about the block. Some shit came up and I had to delay a bit on sending off the block, cash is hurting now. We've been slow at work, so that means hardly no money being made. Need more cadillacs and hummers to break down.

 

word

 

yea Im slow as fawk too. I work for a gm garage too, (buick, pont. gmc) I just got a second job to make up for the slowness.