jdmlude said:
Some people have good luck going f/i with vtec motors and others don't. I have two friends, one went turbo and the other SC. Both motors blew within a weeks time. So with my freinds bad experiences I'd rather not go f/i on a vtec motor.
One with an 99si did the drag kit and went through 2 built motors before putting the car back to stock and selling it.
The other had a 96 GSR with the JRSC and his motor gave way after 5 days. He then rebuilt the motor from the bottom end and ran JR's 12lb pulley. That motor died and so did the next built one. After going through 3 motors he went back to N/A b18c.
Thank you. Your friends are the
TEXTBOOK examples of the dangers on having an untuned motor. And as I have stated in other threads...don't expect low compression, or a built motor, to save you from having to tune the motor. Built or stock...and untuned, or badly tuned motor...is a ticking time bomb.
That sucks for your buddies though, I hate blowing motors. I blew my SOHC motor on 1.0 bar I think, and 145mph, consistently, for about 4 miles...hehehhehhehe...Spun a rod bearing. (of course, that isn't a tuning issue, but still...a blown motor is a blown motor)