hmm i read a very old mag.....last week...
hav't checked it out thow
it stated no Honda f1 race engine in any race car has vtec or had vtec.
Vtec to Honda was nothing more than a way to control emissions not to make more power.
Regards James
Race engines operate at a very high revs only, so there's no need for VTEC system. It would only add weight to the top of the engine and also would probably make engine less reliable. (more things to go wrong).
VTEC system allows a car with the high performance engine to maintain a good street driveability.
Type R engine is the completely different animal again.
It is the closest thing to a race engine in the road car.
The engine is hand build and blue printed from the factory.
Special gear box with LSD is matched to the engine's power curve. It allows Type R to stay in power band while changing gears on the race track. 8)
VTEC is a good concept, but Honda really only refined an existing idea and did a damn fine job of it - BMW came up with it first???? I can't remember, but I'm certain that the timing part was out by a Euro company, not sure about the lift though.
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