I've been running an lsvtec set-up for about a year, there is really no need to to use the gsr oil pick up or pan!!! I would highly suggest using GSR crank and rod bearings for two reasons: ls,rs, and gs bearings were never ment to rev up to or past 8 grand! and second is that the GSR bearing will fit perfectly!! i ran my lsvtec for about two months before i shredded the bearings and had to replace them and the crank!!! this will allow to rev past 8 grand with the ls crank! do you know of everything that you are going to need to build an ls/vtec? what head are you using??

here the list of parts that i used and you WILL need!!

1. golden eagle ls/vtec conversion kit- includs (oil feed adapter and braided steel line, oil squirter plug which will block of the oil squirter, and arp gsr head studs, dowel pins, cosmetic head gasket) $350.00

2.Gsr rod bearing and crank bearings (all of them!!)
3.Gsr oil pump
4.gsr water pump
5.gsr timing belt (may want to go with a greddy timing belt, i just stretched the stock gsr timing belt!! and it was on for about 4000 miles)
6.gsr knock sensor!!! which will need a hole tapped into the block!!
7.a gsr ecu (i've seen several people build ls vtecs and they can't get them to work because they're using an Ls computer!!
8.get an LSD (Limited slip diff) I need to get one of these, power difference is big enough to the point where you're going to need it if you want to get the power to the ground!!!

you are going to need to either take the motor out or get another Ls block and build that!!

Have you been in an ls/vtec yet? the power difference is big even though your compression dips to about what a stock ls would be just slightly higher! this can be fixed by upgrading the pistons either with gsr, usdm type r, jdm Ctr or jdm type r pistons or go with after market pistons. Currently i'm building another ls/vtec block that will contain the jdm type r pistons, along with the current bolt ons that i already have! i've beaten stock and slightly modified rxs type S's repeatly and type R's.