Skip, I was going to refer you to Sideways, but he already posted here ^^ He's out in CA and has had a lot done on his car with Church and Alaniz. Follow his lead, grasshoppa

 

Also, this probably is a repost (100 times over), but just in case you haven't seen it: http://www.vtec.net/articles/view-article?...0&page_number=1

Or perhaps 800+ hp would be of interest??? http://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1169077

 

Again, thanks to all.

Joe Alaniz called me back today. I've elected to purchase the retainers and inner spring helpers. He did express that rod bearings might be a concern down the road if a higher rpm was utilized frequently. He was patient with me and didn't make me feel like an idiot.

There are times on a road course that having just a few more rpm's might be the determining factor between shifting before entering a turn or holding it through the turn. Of course, I'm not that good to know that stuff yet, but I am getting there.