Just finished an install on a customers d16a6. it has a z6 head on it with a basic T3 kit. the VTEC was never working on this motor. He wanted to use a Vtec controoler but I convinced to go with turboedit and 1 wire vtec. We hooked everything as per instructions on pgmfi.org. The vtec solenoid works, and is getting 12V at 4500rpms. The car will not switch over to the high cam lobe though. I dont think the oil pressure switch is relevant. When feeding the solenoid 12v at idle the idle slightly raises (when its cold)
Any ideas what coudl be wrong? Coudl it be cylinder head related? He told me he removed the oill jet from the block when he did the swap.

 

its the vtec solenoid and make shure you got it ingaged on turbo edit

 

would a clogged solenoid do anything? i know when i hit 5000 rpms then come back to idle it sputters for a little like its still on the high lobes, i dont know.

 

yeah oil pressure wont matter with turboedit. turboedit one wire works just like an rpm switch. i dont believe it checks anything but rpm.
i would check the vtec solenoid first, by using a peice of wire to touch it to the battery and to the solenoid wire. you should hear a click. if not.. get a new solenoid.
the other issue is with the ecu itself. you should put a volt meter on the wire and have somone rev up higher than 4500 and see if your meter clicks to 12 v or if it stays at 0. you used to have to update a hex value in the binary itself to get it to use the ac relay as the output for the vtec portion of the code. newer versions of TE i dont think you have to do that with.. but.. if the guy wants to keep a/c, then he will need an auto trans pm-6 so you can use the autotrans line for the vtec engagement, which WILL require some editing of the binary before you program the chip.
the best solution is to get a obd-1 conversion and run a p28-family ecu that supports vtec and hi/low maps and a/c and all that...since the obd-0 vtec ecu family isnt really being openly and reliably reprogrammed at this point.

 

Read the orginal post. the vtec solenoid works and it gets 12v at 4500rpms.
Any others?

 

If the customer says he removed the oil jet and you didn't see it for yourself that would be the first place to look. Easier than that would be too check the v-tec engagement by removing the solenoid and testing with air pressure to make sure nothing is clogged (including the solenoid itself), then pull the head and make sure the orifice was removed and checking that the oil passages are all clear