is there anyway to be sure that my vtec is working, some guy gave me a y8 head so i figured id put it on for ***** and giggles. but for some reason, it doesnt even feel like its working. is there anyway to test for it. i thought you could unplug the connector on the vtec solenoid and when you rev to 5.5 k you engine would like cut out, bud i dont know

 

Unless you have a scanner the only other way well easy way is to hoop up a light to the solinoide and drive around to make sure its going on. Dont forget you need to be going a certain speed for it to work not just rpm.

 

take ur intake off and drive around.....u should be able to hear it a little better

 

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especially if you are running a y8 head!

seriously though...try the light hooked up to the vtec solenoid ( grn/yel) wire. hook the wires in parallell. one wire to vtec sol. the other to ground. remember that you have to have a light at the other end...lol!

 

good idea, thanks

 

its stock sohc vtec what do you expect

 

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also what ECU are you running?

 

what about a cel for vtec solnoid or oil pressure do they come on?

 

p2p ecu with no cel's

 

ive honestly never heard VTEC in a Single Cam except for one and I have no idea why, because its a VX VTEC-E head on a CX Block.... And its louder than crap, don't know why though? It's kinda confused me.... But good luck....

 

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There's three that i know of that were offered from 92-00 in the US, d16z6(92-95 civic ex/si and probably delsol si), d16y8(96-00 civic ex/delsol si), and the d15z1(vtec-e, made for efficiency, not performance)

The light is the best idea, just do it so you can disconnect the light from the wire and not worry about exposed wires.

What's the p2p ecu? if it's the one you're car came with, it won't work(assuming you don't have an ex/si)

 

yea isnt the EX ecu for 96-00 a P2E ecu? I could be mistaken on the exact code, but they are really cheap.... Best bet for a ECU, better than trying to get a virgin p28 for a obd1 car... lol.... There hard too find...

 

the p2e is for the dx. the p2p is for the 96 ex ecu

 

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I don't know if you're joking or not. But DON'T do this. IMO, I would just wire a light up to it.

 

So am I reading this right or is he trying to hit vtec in a NON VTEC ECU!?!?!

 

I didnt really read this based on how dumb of a question it is.

do you have oil?
Do you have a vtec ecu?
do you have it wired properly?

you arn't suposed to feel vtec, it's not like you get some supernatural push at 5400 rpms.

you also can't engage vtec at a stop, you have to have the correct oil pressue, speed and proper engine temp.

If you can't hear it get slightly louder around 5400+ then shove a short pipe on and try it again.

 

yes, i have all that. i kno what it needs. its just that i was racing another hatch with two people in it and he had a nonvtec d series and i barely pulled on him. and its not just that. i bought the ecu of ebay and i want to make sure the guy i bought it from didnt just stick a p2p label on it and sell it to me

 

just drive around and hit high rpms until you hear the BAHHHHHHHHH sound, if u hear that then vtak is kicking in

 

just like how it sounds when the kid does it in your sig. hahahah rofl my waffle

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 97spooncivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yes, i have all that. i kno what it needs. its just that i was racing another hatch with two people in it and he had a nonvtec d series and i barely pulled on him. and its not just that. i bought the ecu of ebay and i want to make sure the guy i bought it from didnt just stick a p2p label on it and sell it to me</TD></TR></TABLE>

now we know that buying ecu's on ebay is a bad idea!
a vtec head slapped on a non-vtec block is hardly a huge gain in power. What the expletive were you street racing for anyways? dumbass.