i thought id like to share this with you guys. Its a video comp. of myself and my other friends which are pretty fast BTW. Its nice being fairly even with all my friend's cars.
This is a lil video i made of me and my friends. Have fun and be safe.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gL5KaOtR3lU
ive been running my na block w/ felpro headgasket (close to 8.8:1cr-p79/f54flattop) for almost 3 months now on 12lbs of boost. To be honest, i was expecting the headgasket to blow more than anything else and it has held together so far.
i believe big-phil was running an n42 block with na pistons with a P90 head. He was running 18-20psi on a holset turbo + megasquirt for a while until he had problems.
F54 NA and Turbo pistons have bigger ringlands (thicker?)... the NA dish pistons from a N42 block are thinner but can still handle pretty well when properly tuned.
try adjusting the valve lash on that #1 cylinder. Then do another compression test. I saw a video from this forum that had # 2 and 5 i believe down at 125 while the rest was like 160. After the valve lash everything was back to normal.
i say just replace the head gasket and move on until the time is right to rebuild the motor the way you want it. Last thing you'd want is to start another motor project with funds pending. Replace the gasket, and don't lean towards the "while im at it" bug":mrgreen:
i believe doing so would put a lot of stress on your (stock) torque converter. I dont know what the stall speed is for our cars but if you were able to get it close to redline that could be bad?
i run a 31" overall and it does not fit well. I had to cap off the endtanks and make my own inlet and outlet. I had no choice seeing as i got the intercooler for free:)
yeah, im trying to find a way to make the L motor turn smoother. It would be awesome to build an L series to go up 10,000rpms. Im going to see if i can make up a design using CAD and apply it to this motor.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nj2nlF1hkEc&mode=related&search=
Ive been part of the honda scene for quite some time now and thought that this maybe something worth looking into. Its a block brace designed by Spoon. Just thought that maybe something like this could benefit the L motor seeing as its not one of the smoothest inline 6's around.