Boosting a ITR??????

[THEONE]

Who's running 13:1?

my little hatch.any suggestions?

[speedminded]

my little hatch.any suggestions?

13:1 on an LS/VTEC? What internals you running? Is this with a B16 head?

[THEONE]

13:1 on an LS/VTEC? What internals you running? Is this with a B16 head?

i belive its a b16 head and it was decked and it has itr pistons,arp rod bolts and studs,itr cams valves and springs and the list goes on. so how can i drop the compression?

[speedminded]

i belive its a b16 head and it was decked and it has itr pistons,arp rod bolts and studs,itr cams valves and springs and the list goes on. so how can i drop the compression?

the cheapest & easiest way is a thicker head gasket...i think HKS makes a 2.6mm but it's pricey. The most reliable way would be switch out the ITR pistons.

[THEONE]

the cheapest & easiest way is a thicker head gasket...i think HKS makes a 2.6mm but it's pricey. The most reliable way would be switch out the ITR pistons.

then i would need my block machined again right? the engine is still new.dammit how low will that gasket drop my compression?and should i ditch the head too,since it was decked?

[speedminded]

then i would need my block machined again right? the engine is still new.dammit how low will that gasket drop my compression?and should i ditch the head too,since it was decked?

There are several disadvantages of simply putting on a thicker head gasket and if i were to build a turbo engine i'd want a taller block w/ new rods, pistons, etc. that had a little longer & smoother stroke...i'm not familiar enough with forced induction to be recommending much so i'd wait for feedback from VTECkidd or one of the sponsors.

[Vteckidd]

get some cams and a good header, and rock the All motor beast!

If your wanting to go turbo, then youd need to switchthe pistons out for it to be reliable.

if its indeed 13:1, which it pulled like it when we tuned it, there is nothing you can do.

to get your compression to a safe level youd need like a .100 headgaket which is 5 times the stock thickness roughly. what you have to remember is that the head will not be sealed as well since its farther away from the blocks metal surface. so you try running boost on it, your most likely gonna blow the headgasket out.

Plus, even with that thick of a gasket (which would have to be custom made from Cometic) your compression would still be pretty high for a turbo application, esepcailly since you have stock rods and sleeves. if you want to go turbo, youll have to pull the block apart and switch to forged internals with a 9:1 ration, since the block has been decked and milled.