Vtec Problem...

[LowCoupe]

How audible should VTEC be on a bog stock VTI-R(no exhaust, no pod filter mods), I haven't owned a DOHC VTEC before, only a VTi, so I'm a bit of a noob to the VTI-R Teg and don't know if I should be able to easily hear when VTEC comes on....or is it only really noticeable with breathing mods to exhaust and filter? I'd like to be able to it bark when I'm up it!

[T-onedc2]

How audible should VTEC be on a bog stock VTI-R(no exhaust, no pod filter mods), I haven't owned a DOHC VTEC before, only a VTi, so I'm a bit of a noob to the VTI-R Teg and don't know if I should be able to easily hear when VTEC comes on....or is it only really noticeable with breathing mods to exhaust and filter? I'd like to be able to it bark when I'm up it!

You won't hear any audible change.

[Bludger]

what shits me is that every man and his dog reckons VTEC is some big magical thing that will make their Honda eat up race tuned V8's and big boost turbo cars.

the fact of the matter is that VTEC is just a stupid name that Dr Honda concocted up to make people think that Honda's have big power while having very economical fuel figures.

it doesn't add an extra 4 cylinders to your car, nor does it magically put a snail under bonnet and wind boost up 10 PSI. Its just a slightly lumpier cam profile.

please people, stop thinking vtec, vtec, vtec is the friggin BESTTTTTTT

[T-onedc2]

That's a stupid response Bludger, and when "every man and his dog" includes me, clearly you're wrong.

It would have been easier to say, "In an small capacity engine biased toward high rpm performance, VTEC makes the low rpm useable and fuel efficient"

not so hard now is it?

[Bludger]

That's a stupid response Bludger, and when "every man and his dog" includes me, clearly you're wrong.

It would have been easier to say, "In an small capacity engine biased toward high rpm performance, VTEC makes the low rpm useable and fuel efficient"

not so hard now is it?

expressing ones view to an audience is not one of my qualities, sorry if i offended you.

No, I don't mean you, i never hear you ask " I can't hear my VTEC...."
Or " my VTEC isn't pushing me back into my seat, is there something wrong with it?"""


your description of VTEC is pretty good, but something like that would never come out of my brain. In actual fact, i really wasn't worried about giving an accurate description, but i more wanted to bag the VTEC lovers...

[T-onedc2]

expressing ones view to an audience is not one of my qualities, sorry if i offended you.

No, I don't mean you, i never hear you ask " I can't hear my VTEC...."
Or " my VTEC isn't pushing me back into my seat, is there something wrong with it?"""


your description of VTEC is pretty good, but something like that would never come out of my brain. In actual fact, i really wasn't worried about giving an accurate description, but i more wanted to bag the VTEC lovers...

yeah I know how you feel, unfortunately all that the noobs ever hear before buying the car is all the cliche "vtec" lines we're all too familiar with, hence a thread like this where a member is confused and we've answered it a hundred times, but hey I was noob once too lol

[Shraka]

That's a stupid response Bludger, and when "every man and his dog" includes me, clearly you're wrong.

It would have been easier to say, "In an small capacity engine biased toward high rpm performance, VTEC makes the low rpm useable and fuel efficient"

not so hard now is it?

That's the way I try to explain it to people who think VTEC is like a turbo. It's not! A 1990 Toyota 4A-GE (1.6 twincam for those who don't know) can be set up to make the same power as a B16A fairly easily without any variable induction system. The 4A-GE will seriously lack power below 3000rpm, and be a temperamental bastard down below 1000rpm.

I prefer VTEC to a turbo though, because it gives me progressive, revvy power and instant throttle response. I'm under no delusion as to which gives me more power for any given displacement though: Turbo, all the way.

To those of you asking for VTEC "kick": Honda actually designed VTEC to be a smooth transition. If it's kicking then it's because Honda hasn't met it's design goals, or you've modified it, ruining the smooth transition (although you might not care, if you get more power).

[LowCoupe]

No, I don't mean you, i never hear you ask " I can't hear my VTEC...."
Or " my VTEC isn't pushing me back into my seat, is there something wrong with it?"""

Sorry god of VTEC, I was under the impression that there should be an audbile change in note when VTEC comes in.....am I completely wrong in thinking this? I have heard it before, moreso on modified Honda's and I was just unsure if a bog stock Integra should be audible. I'm not a Honda fan boy and don't know alot about them, but I liked my Civic previously and thought an Integra would make a good dunga daily for me.....and a few questions aren't a problem, or are they? I don't expect my VTi-R to beat shit all or push me back in my seat, I've owned a few 10/11/12 sec cars, trust me, this thing is slow and I know it!

[LowCoupe]

....and thatnks for the answer T-onedc2....I know I'd asked it before and you'd already answered, I just figured I'd ask again in this thread....and to be honest I'd kind of forgotten I'd asked previously anyway

[Shraka]

Sorry god of VTEC, I was under the impression that there should be an audbile change in note when VTEC comes in.....am I completely wrong in thinking this? I have heard it before, moreso on modified Honda's and I was just unsure if a bog stock Integra should be audible. I'm not a Honda fan boy and don't know alot about them, but I liked my Civic previously and thought an Integra would make a good dunga daily for me.....and a few questions aren't a problem, or are they? I don't expect my VTi-R to beat shit all or push me back in my seat, I've owned a few 10/11/12 sec cars, trust me, this thing is slow and I know it!

Don't worry about Bludger, he's just having a whinge. There are lots of people that are like the person Bludger describes, who think that VTEC makes a car better than a regular Atmo engine, and is just better than a Turbo. It annoys all of us.

I, personally, can't hear much of a difference when VTEC comes on. Up until recently I actually thought it came in at 5,500rpm! apparently it comes in at ~4,500rpm and what I thought was VTEC was actually the VVIS valve opening. Go figure!

[Rehaan Khan]

excuse me, i created this thread jst to see wat was wrong wid my engine, didnt say anything abt vtec giving u boost, my vtec wasnt engaging n thought there might be a problem in the engine, but looks like this whole thing is goin somewhere else....

[ChiLLie]

my dc2 is 100% stock.. feel a tiny 'boost' (more of a nudge like when a lil kid taps at u and it takes u ages to notice it ) @ 4400 then when the secondary butterflies open up at 5700ish i can hear it purr/roar/pull harder as the torque then climaxes up in the 6,7~~ area.. depening on how u drive and what you're actually wanting to hear.. your car will not overly change too fast .. but getting used to it and becoming accustomed to noises/whines you've always heard make ur car go quieter ultimately i guess.. oh and, hot days don't help vtec "sound" that much better/louder either..