# 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:** 15
**Author:** ![SOLITUDE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@SOLITUDE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SOLITUDE)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 11:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/281 "2008-12-05T11:11:58Z")
nice work bud! ---
**Author:** ![95d16turbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/977dab/32.png) [@95d16turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95d16turbo)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/282 "2008-12-05T12:01:07Z")
thanks man ---
**Author:** ![95d16turbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/977dab/32.png) [@95d16turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95d16turbo)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/283 "2008-12-06T14:48:00Z")
so ive decided on the color that im gunna paint my car. Montego blue from BMW. what do you think? ![http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/95d16turbo/montegoblue.jpg](http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/95d16turbo/montegoblue.jpg) accent that with some bronze rota slips. ---
**Author:** ![94excivic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94excivic/32/5263_2.png) [@94excivic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94excivic)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/284 "2008-12-06T14:51:17Z")
that paint looks uber expensive 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![95d16turbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/977dab/32.png) [@95d16turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95d16turbo)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2008, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/285 "2008-12-06T14:52:04Z")
> [@94excivic](#): > > that paint looks uber expensive 🙂 but it looks uber sexy ---
**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:** [December 6, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/286 "2008-12-06T18:08:57Z")
thats prob going to be a 3k+ paintjob, and if u do it yourself your prob still looking at around 1k+ ---
**Author:** ![95d16turbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/977dab/32.png) [@95d16turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95d16turbo)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/287 "2008-12-06T18:40:03Z")
yeah, im painting it myself so i would be saving money there. ---
**Author:** ![mindless](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mindless/32/7286_2.png) [@mindless](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mindless)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/288 "2008-12-06T18:49:08Z")
Hmmm yea i would not have touched the head. ---
**Author:** ![2002TuRboNeoN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/f4b2a3/32.png) [@2002TuRboNeoN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2002TuRboNeoN)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2008, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/289 "2008-12-06T20:54:23Z")
should look real nice when you done with it bronze rims with blue should look really good ---
**Author:** ![95d16turbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/977dab/32.png) [@95d16turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95d16turbo)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2008, 11:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/290 "2008-12-06T23:18:31Z")
> [@mindless](#): > > Hmmm yea i would not have touched the head. why not? ---
**Author:** ![Nivek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nivek/32/5185_2.png) [@Nivek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nivek)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 12:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/291 "2008-12-07T00:12:04Z")
i hope you didnt touch the intake side? ---
**Author:** ![mindless](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mindless/32/7286_2.png) [@mindless](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mindless)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 12:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/292 "2008-12-07T00:55:17Z")
> [@95d16turbo](#): > > why not? You prob did more harm than good. ---
**Author:** ![95d16turbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/977dab/32.png) [@95d16turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95d16turbo)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/293 "2008-12-07T10:14:31Z")
i only polished it a little. didnt take too much material off ---
**Author:** ![Saxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Saxon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Saxon)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/294 "2008-12-07T10:54:55Z")
it doesnt look too bad, although it doesnt look great for most applications a good valve job would have been more than sufficient whos doing the valve job for you? you ever heard of mike belben? he is very good somewhat local and cheap ---
**Author:** ![95d16turbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/977dab/32.png) [@95d16turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95d16turbo)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/295 "2008-12-07T11:07:44Z")
i took he head to klispie machine in hamburg and he told exactly what to do to polish it up. he told me to use around a 150 grit sand paper drum thing and to take down those rings around the bottom side of the valve seats. i blended those as best i can, even though its not perfect. I did the 3 angle valve job as well. im doing it all at school. ---
**Author:** ![Saxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Saxon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Saxon)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 11:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/296 "2008-12-07T11:11:06Z")
i believe in doing as much as you can on your own, but the valvejob is one of the most important factors in power production a good valvejob can make or break a motors power output ---
**Author:** ![95d16turbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/977dab/32.png) [@95d16turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95d16turbo)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/297 "2008-12-07T11:13:51Z")
well as i mentioned before, the instructor at ecc was an engine builder for a drag team. after i finished the grinding the seats, i ground the valves, and lapped em in. the lapping marks are dead nuts center of the valve and are centered in the seat. ---
**Author:** ![Saxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Saxon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Saxon)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/298 "2008-12-07T11:15:56Z")
what angles were used? where did you get the specs from to do the valve job? ---
**Author:** ![95d16turbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/977dab/32.png) [@95d16turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95d16turbo)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/299 "2008-12-07T11:17:54Z")
they were 45 degrees on the section that meets with the seat. the inner angle was 60 and i believe the outter angle was 30 ---
**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:** [December 7, 2008, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995/300 "2008-12-07T11:38:02Z")
> [@95d16turbo](#): > > did a little polishing to the head. not the greatest job but hell of a lot better than it was before > > ![http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/95d16turbo/DSC00607.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/a/b/ab0c118eaeef69c357c68a0831676b0a4f1f1c9e.jpeg) > > ![http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/pp104/95d16turbo/DSC00608.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/4/0/40608b272a8d4dc7633728517c4ddd519f8b88b8.jpeg) looks okay best thing to do for someone who is not very experienced with cylinder head porter is to just gasket match the opening and also blend the valve seats into the aluminum [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995.md?page=14) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95d16turbos-ls-vtec-build/57995.md?page=16)