okay i ahve a b16a2 block with a B16a head and everything works great except one thing my Vtec is soooo weird? my friend has the same setup and his vtec screams like all B16's do, But mine it barely changes tones and doesnt scream it basically sucks ***** sounds like oil pressure building up and v tec is little no screaming or anything? when i put a silencer on my car cuz i have exhaust i cant even hear **** like theres no vtec existing sounds just like an LS? What can this be you guys help me out? i think it could be my vtec solenoid is out or something LMK you guys Thanks for reading my ******* long *** paragraph?

 

Please use punctuations next time.

What ECU are you using? What other mods do you have? Is your motor wired up correctly? Is your oil clean? You need a better description.

 

everything is good wires are all good, oil is good, im using p30 so is my friend we have exact setup and sorry for the paragraph

 

Does the engine rev smoothly up until the crossover? Any CEL?

 

yes engine revs up smoothly all the way even when it hits vtec and no cel could it be my solenoid? when i put my silencer on my muffler the motor is sooo quiet doesnt even complain at high revs theres like no vtec with silencer on?

 

You would have gotten a CEL if your solenoid went out. As long as it runs smoothly, like it drives like your friend's B16, the sound of the crossover shouldn't matter I guess.

 

but why is it that when i put my silencer on and leave just a intake i cant hear **** not even the engine revving up? i can still hear vtec really good in my friends car when he has only intake on

 

Maybe it's your exhaust. You have a silencer that does a damn good job at what it is supposed to do. IDK man, sounds like everything is fine with your engine.

 

AHHHHHHH.....the thing is with my silencer on there is no noise at all and honestly i cant even feel it with it on? and when its off the vtec hits barely sounds tired but i can feel it a little or i might just be all messed up with the feeling part

 

try cleaning your screen, take off your vtec solenoid

 

Try swapping selonoids with your friend, then see if he has no VTEC and you do have VTEC.

Or at least try to get it to throw a CEL, CEL's are good b/c they'll tell you what's wrong (sometimes).

 

sell your car, lol
Try switching ecu's with your friends and then see the difference with your vtec maybe your ecu is retarded, or maybe you can get your friends ecu to through a cel

 

Do you and your friend have the same exhaust? As far as why yours might be quieter that could be it...you should still be able to feel it but just a thought...

 

what do you mean by "cleaning your screen" ?? and how would you go about doing that ? and whats the purpose ?

 

what screen? how do i clean it? any other ideas guys.

 

another way you can tell if your vtec solenoid is not working, is when your not able rev all the way up 8k. Your motor is trying to rev up there but starts bogging at around 6500rpm

 

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Theres a screen in your vtec solenoid. Sometimes it becomes clogged and prevents vtec from engaging correctly. Take off your vtec solenoid and you will see it.

 

does vtec engage even in neutral? i've revved my car up to 7½ in neutral and never noticed. when i'm in 3rd it's pretty apparent when i hit 5500.