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For those with Hondas...can you actually "feel" VTEC kick in?

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u guys are kidding right?

i drove many vtec hondas and i didnt feel anything...althought i heard some louder buzzing sounds tho
 
Originally posted by: gregshin
u guys are kidding right?

i drove many vtec hondas and i didnt feel anything...althought i heard some louder buzzing sounds tho
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Are you kidding ??

I have a 99 Civic Si and at around 5500rpm....I can definately feel it kicking in.
 
Originally posted by: gregshin
u guys are kidding right?

i drove many vtec hondas and i didnt feel anything...althought i heard some louder buzzing sounds tho
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Come drive mine and tell me there's no difference.
 
My brother's '99 Civic SiR (Si in US) sounds and accelerates differently after VTEC is engaged. Might have to do with the aftermarket CAI, though.
 
i didn't feel it "kick in" like a turbo lag or nitrous, but i can hear and feel the valves fully opening up and the extra air passing through the intake manifold on my friend's b18, c32, and my f20. The engine tune also changes when vtec "kicks in". I guess the torque curve is a lot smoother on my f20 compare to other engines so i don't feel a jolt when vtec kicks in.

vtec is an engine management that controls the valve timings at low and high rpms. Compare to toyota's vvt-i, vtec is mostly tuned for and vvt-i is mostly tuned for fuel economy. However they're both designed to save fuel at low rpms and maximize power potentials at high rpms.

vvtl-i however is the same as i-vtec, since vvt-i is fairly old and inferior compare to i-vtec.

and to all fellow honda drivers: when you race, never drop out of the vtec range.

once i was on the freeway and i didn't downshift enough gears....i got raped by an eclipse !@!$@#!

and once my friend's rx7 raced me and lost....all he could say was "f*cken vtec"
 
I don't think any stock Honda/Acura will make you feel like this, but you do get a nice jump in power above 6.5K in my S2000.. As for the SOHC 4-cylinders in most Civics and Accords, its setup mostly for fuel economy, not power.

The only car I felt a real push at the VTEC transition was when i was a passenger in the Comptech supercharged S2000 at Thunderhill with one of their test drivers- not very fast from a stop, but wild out on a road course.
 
do people even know what vtec means and how it functions nowadays?

it's almost used like a buzz word now.

and btw, variable cam is not exclusive to hondas, many makers have this technology implemented in their cars like toyota.
 
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