sshaikh01

My question is not to be flamed.
Do you guys feel your vtec, when it kicks in.
Assuming on an engine with i/h/e setup.

maxim

Not really, there is a slight burst of speed around 4800rpm(when it is supposed to kick in) but it's not very noticeable. I do notice it a lot more now that I am boosted, in fact it is almost irritating so I kicked the engagement point up to around 6000rpm.

samdawgsol

Yes you can tell, the engine is alot louder once it hits about 4800 and it acclerates faster in my opinion, which only makes since though.

TurboSedan

To my knowledge, the D16 engine switches to VTEC at 5500rpms.

J T*

Only time I feel it is in 3rd and 4th, haven't got that far in 5th yet...

1st and 2nd I really can't tell at all

gohandbz

For me I really dont feel too much of the V-tec when it kicks in but I can sure hear it much louder. I can say that i sorta pulls a little quicker.

BagelW

Get a cold air intake, then you'll really notice when vtec kicks in.

gsrvx

I can slightly...and I mean slightly hear a change in tone....but as far as feeling anything...NOPE.

JDMvtecDRAGSTA

nope
i have a d16z6 and i dont hear or feel a damn thing

samdawgsol

Actually, i think its 5200 rpm, but correct me if im wrong 97civicferio, and it probably really also depends on wehter or not you have a M/T or A/T in the feeling part of it, I guess. I might not know what I'm talkin bout, but I feel alot of my engine in using my clutch.

JDM-FREAK

i only have exhaust and i defintely feel it when i reach around 5-6000rpm , i don't exactly know when ... but around there.. don't u notice that engine sounds different?.. i donno how to describe the noise.. but it is different... but, i wipoo poo was DOHC.... well, can't wait till i swap!!!

maxim

Notice how we are giving different answers for the vtec engagement(vtec kicks in at 4700, 4800, 5000, 5500). It should be clear of how noticeable vtec is on the d16. Truth is its pretty hard to tell with our engines, thats why we can't give a consistent answer. LOL!!!

dirtySOHC's

i couldnt hear my vtec when i didnt have my cat cuz my exhaust was so damn loud. but now that i installed a new cat i can hear it. as far as performance i would say it accelerates faster.

94HybridEX

I have a K&N drop in and Apex WS cat back abd 1st and 2nd I can't hear VTEC. I do hear VTEC in 3rd and 4th between 4500-5000 rpm. I have yet to "feel" VTEC in a SOHC motor.

KevronsEG

i put a 255 fuel pump in an di can feel that poo poo liek what!!!
i have I/E/Clutch/fuel pump/

Sohc Driver

you guyz are hilarious...vtec kicks in at 5500...and no you cant feel it....its a single cam!!!!!!!!!!!!and vtec on the d16 is only to keep a smooth linear powerband..not to create a surge of power....If you want a somewhat surge of power....you should get a bseries motor or an H22A....but from a d16...you can only hear it.....and even the sound is nothing really all that noticeable unless your looking for the sound....the best way to hear it..is with a short ram intake, without an exhaust....because if your exhaust can be heard...it will drone out the sound of vtec in a single cam...and that is how subtle and quiet vtec on a single cam is...lol..when my sinlge cam was bone stock..you could not hear or feel vtec at all..only after i installed a bull poo poo ricey intake was when i could hear the switchover...lol..but still no feel...just a smooth linear power band all they way till redline...

My two cents ,
Khoi

Sohc Driver

oh yeah..and i am judging the vtec engagement on my car at 5500 because that is where i hear it.......

96 SOHC VTEC

4,800!? On a SOHC? I can hear my Vtec easily with my intake, but as far as feeling I don't notice anything. The only thing I notice is the tach speeding up quicker. I don't even hear the switch over to an indicated 5,800 or so. However, I have noticed that when I have been racing some of my friends I was pulling at a steady rate when racing, but when Vtec kicked in I pulled a little harder. Even my friend in his R was surprised.

gsrvx

I knew someone who would go half throttle and at 5800 would go WOT and say that's his vtec. AND HIS FRIEND'S WERE ACTUALLY IMPRESSED!!!!

-Rod

Sohc Driver

PUhaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA thats the funniest crap i've heard all day!!!!!!!!! LOL LOL i call that human vtec!!!!!!!!!!! LOL LOL LOL LOL..ur just being ricey!! LOL

Khoi

deepnite

why wait for 4k + befor u feel the vtec kick in..get a JRSC and feel it all the time..they have a vtec controller where u can lower the vtec kickin to 3k..besides, isnt unheathy to be driving around at 4 and 5k all the time?

Sohc Driver

umm making ur vtec at 3 grand is not feasible and not efficient...there is a lot more to it than just swappin on a vtec controller and turning it to 3,000...there is a lot of proper tuning needed......and plus its just not possible..if it were that easy...don't you think everyone would be doing that....


Khoi

-Darren-

well i know that on a b16 engine it kicks in at 4800. but for the ex engine i never felt it all i know is that the engine gets louder.

tFUnK

i hear my engine ROAR at 5500 rpm... yes 5500!!! by the way i have a 00 with auto trans and i got a cai. cai really made a difference imo in terms of sound and vtec duration. it used to be wimpy whirrrr but now its vRRRRoom... but i still aint goin nowhere =[

MI-4 Fr33k

If I REALLY pay attention I can tell, both in sound and pull. No where near as pronounced as it is with a DOHC motor though.