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  1. 01-29-2007, 09:21 PM #1
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    Default LS/Vtec build gone bad

    An IA member inquired me do a headgasket job on his LS/vtec that has been leaking since day 1 he bought the engine. So i towed his car down to my place and work on it. To my surprise, I've ran into so many unexpected surprises with the way it was put together. I've asked the owner of the car who built this motor, and sadly, its an IA member that did this build. I will not call out any names, as it is not a nice thing to do. lol. Folks, if you want things done right, take it to a professional shop or someone that knows what they are doing. You will save alot of money in the end. Block is trash, the head might be ok.The pictures will explain what i ran into as i only wanted to take the head out, straight edge it and the block and change the head gasket.


    the block is trashed. all threads for the head bolts are stripped to hell.





    The head. Why are the dowel pins splitted in half? beats the hell out of me. thats not even the right dowel pins for it! also, the oil hole wasnt tapped. it was welded and shaved off with something i dont even know. no wonder its leaking.





    Guess what head bolts was used on this build? LS head bolts. this doesnt make any sense. the bolts stripped all the threads in the block. the lug nuts used on the 2 long LS head bolts made me laugh all night as i was disassembling everything. lol. I guess the copper spray was used so it can help it seal, as the builder knew it will leak? lol. I guess that the exhaust leak on the header was caused by reusing an old ass gasket? lol







    Again folks, take your hard earn money to a professional shop or someone you trust. I only do this on the side, as i have a full time job at a company. The owner of the car decided that he will go ahead and buy a gsr long block. Please dont let this kind of stuff happen to you!
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  2. 01-29-2007, 09:27 PM #2
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    is this taylors motor ?
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  3. 01-29-2007, 09:28 PM #3
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    JDM , you have a pm!
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  4. 01-29-2007, 09:33 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by EF_SCOTSMAN
    JDM , you have a pm!
    I'll let ya know tomorrow man. I'll PM you.
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  5. 01-29-2007, 09:33 PM #5
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    That is fuck up. I hope the owner was prepare for it. How many miles was put on that build before you took it apart.

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  6. 01-29-2007, 09:36 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by twinj
    That is fuck up. I hope the owner was prepare for it. How many miles was put on that build before you took it apart.
    he told me he couldnt even drive out of his subdivision for once with out it overheating and leaking.
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  7. 01-29-2007, 09:37 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by drmcivicsi
    is this taylors motor ?
    ummm. his name is not taylor that i know of.
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  8. 01-29-2007, 09:49 PM #8
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    Ouch, that looks rough
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  9. 01-29-2007, 10:23 PM #9
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  10. 01-29-2007, 10:37 PM #10
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    Wow thats some butcher work he deffinetely got :idb:. I wont lie i've re-used an exhaust gasket, but I also cleaned, and re-cleaned it. It worked, with no leaks. But damn, whoever built that motor is a moron. I do dumb things, but that disgusts me!!
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  11. 01-29-2007, 10:48 PM #11
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    lug nuts. LOL. Some ricer high school kid must have been behind this. Head bolts are cheap.... why would the guy not just buy the right ones? also why the hell would you weld up the oil hole??? what a fucking idiot.
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  12. 01-30-2007, 12:26 AM #12
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    Get em' Vuong .. I saw this motor this past weekend at the shop, sickening. Fix that sick lil Civic ..
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  13. 01-30-2007, 12:42 AM #13
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    wow thats fucked up!
    Hella stock member!
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  14. 01-30-2007, 09:27 AM #14
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    Them lug nuts had me rolling.I would beat someones ass. and welding lol. geez
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    Cant see the pics
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  16. 01-30-2007, 12:00 PM #16
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    wheres the pics



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    extremely glad you posted this up.!!!

    i cant say anything that has been said already.

    If you dont know what your doing take it to a shop man .

    DO It right the firSt time!


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  18. 01-30-2007, 08:40 PM #18
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    I wonder who built this motor.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PowerByHONDA
    I wonder who built this motor.
    ummm. you are the owner of the shit foo! lol
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    damn, im just totally lost for words
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  22. 02-02-2007, 07:57 PM #22
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    Hope you got some of your money back...
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    that just make you not trust no one. I wonder who did it so I know not to go to them for nothing. The shit they were doing was just fuck up, and its like they did it on purpose to fuck that person over.

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    Quote Originally Posted by twinj
    that just make you not trust no one. I wonder who did it so I know not to go to them for nothing. The shit they were doing was just fuck up, and its like they did it on purpose to fuck that person over.
    i think the guy that built and sold the motor wanted to make some easy money. He even hook up a MSD ignition kit using speaker wires to the distributor! Feel so bad for the owner of the car, as saving a little money here and there, costed him more in the end.
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  25. 02-03-2007, 07:56 PM #25
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    wow what a retard when i built my ls/vtec i used arp head studs cause i heard thats the only way you can rev high without fuckin shit up not to mention you shouldn't reuse them anyways
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    OH MY GOD

    that takes the cake voung.

    VTEC studs FTW
    He didnt use the offset dowel pins so it just crushed them. the GE dowel pins are offset for the larger vtec head and smaller ls block
    you gotta plug the oil passage on the head

    damn, thats fucking hilarious, like, i feel bad for your customer, but the fact taht someone did that shit is HILARIOUS. LUG NUTS?

    jump on fucking honda-tech and READ it takes 5 mins to learn how to do an LSVTEC
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  27. 02-03-2007, 08:30 PM #27
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    thats nuts...
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    the saga continues....
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    Warning Annihilation had built this motor with his made in china tools.
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    ^^^lmfao !!!!!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by PowerByHONDA
    Warning Annihilation had built this motor with his made in china tools.

    oh shit someone got called out
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    ^^^ Oh snap!!!11 Was this the LS/Vtec motor that made ~146 whp ~104 wtq at the last Mainstream dyno day?
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    Quote Originally Posted by PowerByHONDA
    Warning Annihilation had built this motor with his made in china tools.
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    fucked up!!
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    wait wait wait!! is this really annihilations motor??
    FUCK B&D COMMUNICATIONS!

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    I wanna see if Annihilation will admit that he built that mess
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    Quote Originally Posted by UPMotorsport
    I wanna see if Annihilation will admit that he built that mess
    ive heard of him doing nothing but good work and cant really see him shortcutting it like this...if it is, it puts some other things into perspective also
    FUCK B&D COMMUNICATIONS!

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    damn lotta lurkers in here...
    FUCK B&D COMMUNICATIONS!

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    nah i highly doubt OZ would do this
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    i think it was Mr. vteckidd. he has vanished from IA so its Probable cause
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    no wonder why i have been missing a few lug nuts from my truck.... Mike did u steal them for this build?...lol..
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