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Old 05-23-2006, 08:07 PM
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I can barley ever hear or feel my vtec kick in, i think half the time its not even working. Anyone else ever have this problem? Im thinking about getting Apexi VAFC.
Old 05-23-2006, 08:18 PM
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man when my single cam vtec kicks in its mad, i think its going to break in my axles.

in all seriousness though, you wont feel the vtec "kick" in. it activates, just not like a dohc system.
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Yeah and the VAFC won't help either.
Old 05-23-2006, 08:39 PM
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ya i dont really notice it on my y8, but after drivin my moms cr with a non vtec B20 i can tell mine has alot more top end pull
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for me when i'm driving i don't feel vtec kick in but when i let somebody drive and when vtec kicks in i can kinda feel it. weird.
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unless you have very aggresive cams and pushing some crazy numbers, you won't really feel much of a difference in a SOHC when VTEC engage's. Some exhausts and intakes make the crossover more audible, but other than that there ain't much more to it
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With a good CAI you can definitely hear the vtec when it engages, but yea unless your SOHC is built or has some sort of FI, I doubt you will feel a huge difference.
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