# 95d16turbo's ls vtec build **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [November 11, 2008, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995 "2008-11-11T20:10:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![540guy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/540guy/32/5052_2.png) [@540guy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/540guy)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/241 "2008-11-25T19:27:18Z")
looking good. ---
**Author:** ![Firehawk853](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/firehawk853/32/7607_2.png) [@Firehawk853](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Firehawk853)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/242 "2008-11-25T20:09:05Z")
Did you check for main bore distortion with the ARP studs torque to spec? Also wondering what piston to wall clearance you plan on running with what brand pistons? Main & rod bearing clearance? stock replacement bearings or ACL race bearings? ---
**Author:** ![95d16turbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/977dab/32.png) [@95d16turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95d16turbo)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/243 "2008-11-25T20:28:07Z")
> [@joesansone17](#): > > are you doing all of this in school? or at home? just curious is all all the engine building at school. everything else at home ---
**Author:** ![95d16turbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/977dab/32.png) [@95d16turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95d16turbo)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/244 "2008-11-25T20:28:22Z")
> [@540guy](#): > > looking good. thanks man ---
**Author:** ![95d16turbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/977dab/32.png) [@95d16turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95d16turbo)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/245 "2008-11-25T20:31:34Z")
> [@Firehawk853](#): > > Did you check for main bore distortion with the ARP studs torque to spec? > > Also wondering what piston to wall clearance you plan on running with what brand pistons? > > Main & rod bearing clearance? stock replacement bearings or ACL race bearings? question 1: yeah, checked them up and down, side to side, and diagonally. all checked out good. question 2: wiseco pistons 9.7:1 compression. dont remember off hand of the piston to wall clearance, but i do still have all the measurements. i can get back to you on that. question 3: also dont remember the numbers off hand, but i wanna say somewhere around 5 ten thousanths. ill get the numbers just to be sure. ACL race bearings and clevite race bearings. ---
**Author:** ![95d16turbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/977dab/32.png) [@95d16turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95d16turbo)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/246 "2008-11-27T21:30:26Z")
so i cant decide whether or not i want to run a top mount or a ram horn turbo manifold. any input? ---
**Author:** ![Saxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Saxon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Saxon)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/247 "2008-11-28T09:15:29Z")
did you get the block bored before or after the block guard was installed if your going to install it you should atleast do it the right way and install it approximately 1/2" below deck height ---
**Author:** ![Saxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Saxon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Saxon)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/248 "2008-11-28T09:16:14Z")
> [@95d16turbo](#): > > so i cant decide whether or not i want to run a top mount or a ram horn turbo manifold. > > any input? and why do you keep asking for input when your not taking any experience advice from anyone here? ---
**Author:** ![95d16turbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/977dab/32.png) [@95d16turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95d16turbo)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/249 "2008-11-28T09:26:28Z")
> [@alpha earl](#): > > did you get the block bored before or after the block guard was installed > > if your going to install it you should atleast do it the right way and install it approximately 1/2" below deck height according to the directions from supertech, it said 1.3mm from the deck height. thanks though. ---
**Author:** ![95d16turbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/977dab/32.png) [@95d16turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95d16turbo)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/250 "2008-11-28T09:28:42Z")
> [@alpha earl](#): > > and why do you keep asking for input when your not taking any experience advice from anyone here? i consider the advice. if your talking about the block guard and the main stud b.s. i checked the line bore with the stock bolts and the main studs, and no difference. as for the block guard, i checked the bore, honed it, installed the block guard, checked it again, final honed it and installed the pistons. thanks though ---
**Author:** ![Saxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Saxon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Saxon)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/251 "2008-11-28T09:31:10Z")
ya sorry i had a pissy day, i deleted it hoping you wouldnt see it lol good luck with everything and manifold depends on spool characteristics, top mount will give you slowest spool and more top end, ram horn will give you decent spool and good top end, and log will give best spool with lowest power output (depending … inline-pro is very proven to work awesome and is a log style manifold) ---
**Author:** ![95d16turbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/977dab/32.png) [@95d16turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95d16turbo)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 9:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/252 "2008-11-28T09:34:10Z")
> [@alpha earl](#): > > ya sorry i had a pissy day, i deleted it hoping you wouldnt see it lol > > good luck with everything and manifold depends on spool characteristics, top mount will give you slowest spool and more top end, ram horn will give you decent spool and good top end, and log will give best spool with lowest power output (depending … inline-pro is very proven to work awesome and is a log style manifold) thats alright, shit happens. but thanks man, this is what i was looking for. i originally wanted to go ram horn, until a friend of mine told me i should go top mount. just wanted to see if anyone knew what the best design would. ---
**Author:** ![Saxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Saxon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Saxon)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/253 "2008-11-28T18:33:49Z")
for a street car a ramhorn is great, for overall ease of working on cars a top mount is absolutely wonderful for the best of both worlds a gt30/g35r with tial exh housing makes working on the car 100x’s easier ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/254 "2008-11-28T18:46:15Z")
this is 4 years old, but everything is true still… [http://www.team-integra.net/forum/display\_topic\_threads.asp?ForumID=12&TopicID=77064&ReturnPage=&PagePosition=0&ThreadPage=1](http://www.team-integra.net/forum/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=12&TopicID=77064&ReturnPage=&PagePosition=0&ThreadPage=1) hope this helps ---
**Author:** ![95d16turbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/977dab/32.png) [@95d16turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95d16turbo)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/255 "2008-11-29T00:32:21Z")
> [@alpha earl](#): > > for a street car a ramhorn is great, for overall ease of working on cars a top mount is absolutely wonderful > > for the best of both worlds a gt30/g35r with tial exh housing makes working on the car 100x’s easier yeah, 35r is a little out of budget for me. thanks for the input man. ---
**Author:** ![95d16turbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/977dab/32.png) [@95d16turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95d16turbo)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/256 "2008-11-29T00:32:55Z")
> [@95LS1t](#): > > this is 4 years old, but everything is true still… > > [Turbo Manifolds: The Break Down on them | Team Integra Forums](http://www.team-integra.net/forum/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=12&TopicID=77064&ReturnPage=&PagePosition=0&ThreadPage=1) > > hope this helps awesome. thanks man. deffinately think im goin with the ramhorn now. ---
**Author:** ![SOLITUDE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@SOLITUDE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SOLITUDE)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2008, 6:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/257 "2008-11-29T06:04:46Z")
> [@95d16turbo](#): > > awesome. thanks man. > deffinately think im goin with the ramhorn now. that sounds dirty mat:) ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2008, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/258 "2008-11-29T09:55:31Z")
> [@95d16turbo](#): > > awesome. thanks man. > deffinately think im goin with the ramhorn now. theres all different kinds, you can go with the fullrace one, peakboost makes one as well, im sure other companys do too, i think AFI may make one i have no clue. But i do know that peakboost and fullrace have lifetime warranties, the peakboost is 699$ new for a t3 where as the full race is 999 i think. i dont know how much the flow characteristics differ tho… ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr_t/32/7454_2.png) [@Mr\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_T)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2008, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/259 "2008-11-29T09:57:20Z")
Afi\> fullrace\> peakboost. all 3 are decent manifolds. Afis are prob going to be the most expensive but worth it. I dont know too much about fullrace but i Know a few guys on here making really good power on peakboosts and have had no issues. ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2008, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/260 "2008-11-29T10:01:43Z")
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