thanks man!
well i did break it in like you described, however i didn’t use non-detergent oil. I guess its okay tho, since after the first oil change, I didn’t get any metal particles at all (from what i could see).
dude your shit looks good reminds me of my build, shit your integra is the same damn color… good luck w/ your car, i’ve had mine for over a yr. w/ 10k miles seeing 8.5k at least once a week 
“gotta have your fun”
what head gasket did you use?
golden eagle
and thanks for the compliments. its still leaking oil from the vtec solenoid piece even after I got a new cam plug. As soon as I have a chance to get under the hood again, I’ll have that done
this is absolutley beautiful!!! i just got my gsr head for my extra ls block to start a ls/v build in my beater… one question… for the pr3 piston on the ls rods is any kinda SPECIAL machining/shaving REQUIRED… i know i have to get thim press fit and all but is there any other special maching for clearance or anything… thanks and GREAT JOB!!!
Nice job. I am building just about the same thing. Just wondering. Did you measure clearances for main and rod bearings, piston to cylinder wall and ring gap? How much did you mill the head and block? Did you do any balancing?
91DA6: machining your rods isn’t required for P30s. only on PCT(CTR pistons) GSR P72, and ITR p73s.
According to this site you’d be running about 11.78:1 compression
This site also has a good compression calculator plus an LS/VTEC article:
91DA6 - thanks, and just as TEGlover said, extra machining isn’t required for the ls/pr3 combo
OldGuy - I did measure the clearances for the main and rod bearings, as well as the ring gap. I did not, however, measure the piston/wall clearance. I only had the head and block milled enough to ensure a flat mating surface. I’d have to go find the sheet they gave me to see how much exactly was shaved. If I have the time, I’ll be sure to get that posted here. I did get all the balancing done (pistons, rods, crank, flywheel).
thanks for the compliments, its running great!
golden eagle
Uh oh. From what I’ve read, the GE headgasket is crap. All the guys over on H-T say that the conversion kit is great but to steer clear of the headgasket and use an OEM LS one instead. I hope it works out well for you though. Also, not sure if I read what oil pump you used but I hope it was a VTEC pump. Anyways, good job. I’m still in the machine work phase of my build.
The only difference between a VTEC pump and a non VTEC pump is one washer. Thats right, one washer. If you remove the washer that sits between the spring and the hex head, you got your self a VTEC pump. My knowledge courtesy of this Team-Integra.net article:
As it says, all springs are the same. Also note in the same article the early oil pumps like those in our cars can be rebuilt usually much more inexpensively than buying a new one.
I’ll admit I would have rather used oem, but decided to use the golden eagle since it came as a package and I didn’t want to buy another one. I bought an oil pump for the gsr.
Thats interesting information about the differences between pumps, but I really wanted a brand new one anyway and it didn’t cost that much
The only difference between a VTEC pump and a non VTEC pump is one washer. Thats right, one washer. If you remove the washer that sits between the spring and the hex head, you got your self a VTEC pump. My knowledge courtesy of this Team-Integra.net article:
http://www.team-integra.net/forum/di...g+Common+Topic
As it says, all springs are the same. Also note in the same article the early oil pumps like those in our cars can be rebuilt usually much more inexpensively than buying a new one.
Interesting. From what I read everywhere else, the VTEC oil pump is required to more effeciently handle oil circulation.
OP, I feel you about not wanting to spend more cash on another head gasket. I hope it works out well.
whats the difference in hp versus the g3 gs-r motor if you know?
I concur on the golden eagle headgasket issue.
i installed installed mine with GSR ARP studs torqued to 80lbs per ARP’s instructions and it leaked from the front of the block like a son of a bitch.
all down the front as a matter of fact.
did you plastigage the crank or anything?
Sorry for such a late reply… been away for a while. Yeah, I plastigaged the crank for both main and rod bearings. I used ARP head studs and don’t have any problems with leaking anything from the headgasket. I have over 10k miles on the engine since mid october and its running flawlessly.
Hey congrats on the success!
Quick question: Did you have to file the gap on your Hastings rings or did they just go right in?
I had no problem with the ring gap at all. They were all within acceptable clearance for every cylinder. Are you doing an ls/vtec setup also?