about transmission on vti ek?

[mike_cheung]

im just wondering wats the transmission on the vti 4 door ek, cause a friend of mine told me its triptonic and doesnt come in manual, just wanna
confirm with you guys.

also this is proberly a silly question, i just want to know when vtec actually kicks in, as in after how many revs on a vtir ek

thanks

[vuvu]

1. i don't think honda ever made tip tronics apart from F1 cars (flame me if im wrong here) so its either manual 5 speed or auto
2. im not sure on SOHC vtecs but in the b16a its 5500 rpm with redline at 8000.

peace

[ek]

The auto's in the sedan either came with a 4 speed auto or a CVT transmission.

[A'PEXi]

triptronic?? doubt it... sohc vtec makes something like 96-98 flywheel kw... its a d16y8

[mike_cheung]

so it does come in manual on the vti 4 door ek?

[madgrk]

Yes. Never seen tiptronic but manual I am 95% sure is yes

[Weq]

Not all VTi's comes with SOHC vtec, i think only the coupe's do actually.
the sedans come with d16y5 's.

[VTi-RT]

The VTi Sedans all come with SOHC vtec's, it's the GLi sedans that don't have vtec.

No, honda don't do triptronic. I probably would assume your friend said something about CVT. Continous Variable Transmission or something in that line, where the engine remains at a particular rpm and the gearbox continously changes ratios.

[Weq]

vti-rt, its not the case. I sat in one myself today while looking at cars with a friend. Grey 98 VTi sedan with a d16y5, 30,000 on the clock, perfect condition, i opened the hood and confirmed what the rego said. No VTEC!!

[mike_cheung]

so is cvt only with the ek vti manual or autos?
im still wondering if they come in manual?

[ek]

CVT only came with the EK shape VTI sedan.

CVT (continously variable transmission) is like a one speed auto. Its not tip tronic or anything like that.

Not too good with the VTI sedans, although it seems that you could only get either a 5 spd manual or CVT in the VTI sedan.

[VTi-RT]

Too my knowledge ek, your correct that the VTi Sedans only come in 5-speed manual or CVT auto only.

Weq, the fact that it's a VTi means it should have vtec... the car must have had something shifty done to it....


GLi - 1.6 ltr sohc non-vtec
VTi - 1.6 ltr sohc vtec
VTi-R - 1.6 ltr dohc vtec

[Weq]

Dude, i though the same, but this was stock as a rock.. its engine code was d16y5! It was a bog stocker, i looked at the engine bay and the screws looked fresh and pie. i thought it was odd also, but the rego just confirmed it!
edit: heres proof. the sedans came witht eh y5, the coupes (cause they were made in the US) had a y8
sedan: http://www.drive.com.au/buy/market_value/car_details.asp?nvic=4WR&make=HONDA&model=CIVIC&se ries=VTi&year=1998&body=4D+SEDAN

coupe: http://www.drive.com.au/buy/market_value/car_details.asp?nvic=4WP&make=HONDA&model=CIVIC&se ries=VTi&year=1998&body=2D+COUPE

[eknine]

Weq, ur link doesn't work mate.

i tried clicking on it and cut+paste in the new browser...still no pix

[eknine]

ohhh it works now:) hummm......