hmm im, avoid letting vtec kick in, if u have a manual shift gears in lower RPM, it will save u fuel but remember making the engine slug along is also bad for it.
good luck
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hmm im, avoid letting vtec kick in, if u have a manual shift gears in lower RPM, it will save u fuel but remember making the engine slug along is also bad for it.
good luck
This vtech @ 2800 must be a CVT thing, cos i'm pretty sure it's 4K RPM for a manual.
I found the stock VTECH engine rann really well on 91 Ethanol blend. it's cheaper, and getting simular L/km as 95ron, but you will get more out of 98ron after a few tanks, (ECU needs to tune for the higher ron).
you know what's REALLY silly? after all my mods, and due to the fact that boost down REALLY kick in until 3.5Krpm, and it doesn't make AWESOME Pschhooow noises until you rev it past 4.5Krpm, my and i kick it in the guts up to redline, (set to 6200rpm) when ever i get a nice bit of road, i'm getting 9L/100km or there abouts, (due to bigger injectors, the ECU doesn't give a correct reading, as it's reading injector pulse, not fuel consummed).
usually get 380km out of 35L, if i drive nice, i can push to 400km
MIND you, VTECH should in our case, increase the engine's VE, so it might not be as bad as you think. Considering CVT should be programed to keep the RPM @ the engine's most effecient, and the gearbox do all the work...
correct me if i'm wrong, but doesn't the CVT have better numbers in fuel consumption than the manual? it's usually the other way round.
well it seems that in the manual its easier to keep it down, because ppl shift earlier, us CVT ppl like to pretend we cool so we play around with 7 speed and keep it in S mode. rather then driving like normal ppl.
nah the CVT damage has nothing to do with seven speed mode, it was hondas lack of research that lead to the CVT incident.
I think i read it from somewhere when they firstly introduced the CVT they didnt even have the right fluid for oz market...
well the same problem was in the US too but it was in the Civics (from what ive heard), must of scared everybody off the CVT.
shame though it was a good system.
Filled up the jazz with caltex 98 the other day and I've noticed a slightly more power. I know its an old debate but i'd thought i'd add in my 2 cents. I'm sticking with 98 when i fill the jazz from now on.