B18C1 Rebuild

[11psiGSR]

Hello all.....

Running into alot of confusion on this, and was hoping for a few opinions.

Ive got a 95 GSR with the JRSC @ 11lbs, all the bolt ons, and a small shot of dry manifold juice used only at the track in 3rd and 4th.

Lost my rings in 3 and 4. (Knew it was going to happen one day) Now it's time for a complete rebuild.

Two Questions:

Headwork..... Anyone had dealings w/ JG? They seem a little egotistical when I call. How was the quality of work... and more paticularly their service? Was their a noticeable improvement in throttle response?
Anyone else I should consider?

Bottom end..... Looking at Crowers stroker kit... JG is apparently coming out with one as well. If not it'll be just a bore (Ha Ha). Any luck with piston rod combo's? Any advice? The bottom end I am attempting to rebuild myself, oh boy.

Your advice/opinions is appreciated.

[CivicR]

Well the answer to ypur first question would be just stay away from JG..they dont do good work for the average Joe...if you are not a big time racer you will not get a good product from them...go with someone like BRE...they can handle all your work.....port/polish and motor rebuild...the answer to youe second question would be dont do the stroker kit....the rod ratios suck after that...the motor wont survive...instead of buying the stroker kit...spend the money on sleeving/pinning and get the bottom end built with a JE/Crower setup....and unless you are really experienced with motor building I would have someone else build it for you....such as BRE

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John
Hey what you got in there??(In a redneck voice)
Oh just a Intake, Header and Exhaust
B18C1 powered Civic EX Coupe
'92 Civic VX Hatch...being prepared for MAD BOOST!

[TurboAce]

I did the rebuild myself I resleeved and pinned the block which I would recommend. I'm using the tried and tested JE\Crower combo. When spending all that money when not go with something that work for so many people. As for my head I had John Brown from Braman Honda do it for me.

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95 Integra GS-R
Drag Gen I with a built motor, larger turbo, and a DFI sitting in my
living room waiting to be installed when I have the time
*update 12.7 @ 113mph*
95 Toyota Supra TT - theft recovery(another race car)
00 Mercedes ML 430

[11psiGSR]

Im sorry.... Im not familiar with BRE.
Who, what, when, why, and where?

Whats with the resleeving?

If it sounds like I'm learning, it's because I am.

[CivicR]

Hey 11psiGSR....I wasnt picking on you ...as far as BRE goes I dont have the number with me ...I will post it here later with some info I got from them...they are a top engine builder...thay have a bunch of big name cars....but at BRE you will get the same service as the big boys even if you are spending a little bit of money...the re-sleeving and pinning process is where they replace the stock cylinder sleeve with a thicker/stonger one....that allows to run more boost safely(It will give you a bigger margin of error with detonation)....and the pinning is a process where they add vertical pins between the cylinder wall and the outer water jacket...this is done to add strength to the block....since most Hondas are a open deck design...the pinning is superior to a block guard since it doesnt restrict the flow of the coolant or cause hot spots on the head which will cause the head gasket to blow....well that its for now....I need to get back to work...if you need any more info or explanations feel free to email me at [email protected]

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John
Hey what you got in there??(In a redneck voice)
Oh just a Intake, Header and Exhaust
B18C1 powered Civic EX Coupe
'92 Civic VX Hatch...being prepared for MAD BOOST!

[akpsi]

Portflow also does headwork. Check out www.portflow.com

[akpsi]

Portflow also does headwork. Check out www.portflow.com

[SEFI8LO]

i dont recommend BRE at all my firend did his LS vtec had their supposedly "bulletproof" sleeves slip about 5 millimeters down the stock bore... and basically ruin a motor with less than 20 miles on in. i just hope they take responseability for their work. ive beenr unning a benson block for 2 years with no problems

[JRCivic]

That is the first "Bad" thing that I have ever heard about Benson's... everyone speaks very highly about their work. I have had a few motors prepped by them, and the work looks to be top-notch.


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'93 Civic Si H/B with B18C1, JRSC @ 8psi
Best 1320: 12.68 at 110 mph

[MarkC]

I think he was saying that BRE made the mistake Jim, not Benson's.

Sleeving is an invloved process. You have to chill the iron sleeves and heat the bare aluminum bores to slip the sleeve in. If not done just right, they can slide down and contact the crank (ouch).

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Mark - Darth Boost - Turbo Mafia
98 Pearl Black GS-R, DRAG Gen. 3 Turbo
13.2 at 114MPH (GTech/Pro w/Drag Radials)