jesusublime99

The GSR has been down since September '07 when the oil pump broke. Its time to put it back on the road. Here's the parts progress so far:

- Zeitronix Wideband unit
- 98+ JDM ITR header and heatshield
- Hasport Black Billet mounts
- Stock GSR TB bored out to 64mm with port-matched IM
- Endyn modified ITR oil pump
- 98+ JDM ITR tranny
- JDM ITR pistons .25 OS


Future parts:
- Shot-peened GSR rods with ARP rod bolts - done
- Golden Eagle head studs
- Moroso oil pan - Used Spoon oil pan instead
- ATI Super Damper
- ITR valvetrain (CTR cams already in use) - done
- Port & Polish (maybe) - Definitely, by Dan Paramore
- Koyo radiator and slim fans
- Hondata S100

Compression should be about 11.3:1 with a stock head gasket. The idea is to build a reliable motor with enough power for trips to Willow Springs later this year.

I thought about rebuilding the block myself but decided not to, I'll just take it to a shop. All comments and suggestions are welcome

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primetime

you should probably use the s300 because of the amount of stuff that you can do over the s100

Spec R

and why the moroso pan? they dont seal very well.

jesusublime99

The S100 is only $600 installed and tuned by Church Automotive, vs $950 for the S300. Honestly, I don't see myself using those extra features anyway.

My stock one is damaged and the Moroso one is about the same price as a new OEM one. Although, I didn't know about it having any issues. I do want a better than stock one though for the track, maybe I should go with the Spoon or Mugen. Is a stock one good enough for the track?

jesusublime99

The block is out of the shop now and I bought a Spoon oil pan that was on sale at a local shop. I finally found part of the reason why the oil pump broke, here is a picture of the old oil pickup vs the new one(also, same part# but new one has larger squares for the oil to pass through):

Spec R

whoa, thats crazy.

yeah the spoon one is a modified stock pan if i remember correctly. good for you.

the moroso, while well built tend to leak around the gasket surfaces. but i read about that a long time ago. dont know if they addressed the issue or not.

jesusublime99

Thats right, its a modified honda oil pan. I had an oil leak for a long time, definitely didn't want to risk it anymore. Thanks for the heads up on the moroso.

I installed the oil cooler, new oil pump, baffle plate, and oil pickup last night. Can't find the oil pan nuts & bolts, so I may have to order some. In the second picture, you can see the new ARP rod bolts on the shot-peened rods.

Spec R

theres a place in burbank that always saves my ass when it comes to good quality metric bots/nuts/fasteners called metric specialties. good people there.

jesusublime99

Thats exactly the type of place I needed to find. I used to work in Burbank; I just looked them up now and I know exactly where they are.

Thanks Spec R, helping the build with every post.

Spec R

no problem man. i just picked up a 97 DC4, so Im back in the honda game. never thought that would happen but here i am haha.

random post:

Do you have any spare parts? lol