VTEC debate/discussion

[vtk94lude]

i ahve vtec, dont use it often on the street now days, but used heaps when i head down to phillip island, nothing like a full day of bounchin da needle off da limiter :shock:

[Chi]

I didn't even know what VTEC meant let alone know what it does lol......

thanks to this forum i finally know what it does....

now if only theres a street where i can drag it......... :P

[XXpl0Sive]

Everyone has this misconception that VTEC makes your car go super fast. This isn't true. VTEC was introduced to give you daily drivability while giving you a good top end when you put your foot down.

Hence, VTEC is when you want to bring out the performance of your car. If/when someone drives fast and they are pushing their car, the tacho is always going to be above around 4.5K RPM. Hence thats the reason (well one reason) that VTEC is suited to high RPM.

yeah i agree. im making this up, i think, but vtec doesnt neccessarily make ur car go faster, instead it gives u more power for longer up hi revs, hence you'll notice that on vtec*apable cars* compared to their non vtec counterparts, have a longer and higher rpm reving range.

but i think i just made that up from observation.

so i think that vtec (in its performance mode - dohc vtec) is there to give u power throughout the reving range, in other words giving power hi revs, cos thats where u usually lose power. not to make u go *faster*.

does that sound right?

That's when I get my power, ~5k revs, there' shit all power at 3k because of my low torque 'small' capacity engine

[vti-2]

there' shit all power at 3k because of my low torque 'small' capacity engine

It depends on what you are used to, what you want from the car and how you drive Ben...

A good driver makes the most of what they have. :P

[vtk94lude]

VTEC IS JUST A NOISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fried]

there' shit all power at 3k because of my low torque 'small' capacity engine

It depends on what you are used to, what you want from the car and how you drive Ben...

A good driver makes the most of what they have. :P

hehehe and a crap driver wastes the potential of his car, and makes it dangerous on the road..... :roll:

[Setanta]

VTEC IS JUST A NOISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think you are paraphrasing:

k3nnis: Can you explain how VTEC feels like when it kicks in? Does it pin you back to the seat a little bit like a turbo?
sejanus: Imagine a incredibly tiny small turbo that for some bizarre reason takes 5500-6000rpm to make boost, and so small that it makes bugger all power, just an increase in noise

:P:P:P

[Benny]

And since most people drive at low RPMs most of the time

true, in cars without VTEC!!!
personally i have the foot to the floor constantly :P

[Slugoid]

VTEC is definately not a waste. As the Honda engineers quoted "it's like having 2 cars in one". Torque at low reves and power at high reves. True, for some people like my mum or grandparents, VTEC in a sense is a waste, but for enthusiest, it's definately a bonus.

If you've ever seen a ITR run on a track, you will notice that a person that knows how to drive one will always keep it in VTEC mode. Having said that, a ITR is pretty much not a ITR unless it goes into VTEC cos it has no power at low revs :P

[Phorte]

i like to PRAAAAAAAAAAAAA-aaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!


*immitates noise of vtec*

:twisted:

[BLKCRX]

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

[A'PEXi]

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.

when was this statement made? :?