I just got a Buddy club V-CON VTEC controller it has 5 wires
RED for ignition power
Black for ground
Green for rpm signal
Yellow for Vtec solenoid signal output
Grey for Vtec solenoid signal input
i know its not the best but i just want vtec to work until i can afford a ecu swap or hondata
ok I have 1989 Honda Civic SI with D16A6 block with D16Y8 head
I'm using stock SI ECU will the Vtec controller work the Vtec on its own or will i need a Vtec ECU

if it can work Vtec on its own wich color wire do i need to hook up to the blue vtec wire and to the green vtec wire and is the black vtec wire just a ground

 

You will hook up everything but the grey wire

Extend and run the yellow wire to the green/yellow wire attatched to the solonoid itself. Wire in everything else as it is.

 

so it will work vtec on its own with my stock non vtec si ecu

another thing how noticable is vtec will i hear it and what kind of rpm jump should i see

 

Yes, it will activate Vtec. Keep in mind that the setup you are running is not ideal. You want to switch to OBD1 and a P28 ECU. Vtec is dependant on quite a bit more than just your vtec controller. The engine needs more fuel, and a different timing curve.

You probably will only hear vtec a little bit....depending on your mods. Don't exect too much out of it lol. It will pull a little harder, but the odds are you will be tricked into thinking your car is faster just because it gets a little bit louder.

 

Yes this is the incorrect way for making vtec work.Like the previous poster said you need added timing and fuel for vtec to be complete,other wise you're just making a noise.

Also don't forget to install a 30amp 5way automotive relay between the controller and the solenoid..

 

why do i need a 30amp 5 way relay

 

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So you don't blow the vtec solenoid..If you had a vtec ecu it has the relay built in but since you're doing it this way you need to get one unless the buddyclub unit has one installed,this I'm unaware of..

But for hooking up the relay,,85 goes to a switched 12v,86 goes to the buddyclub unit,30 goes a 12v power,and 87 goes to the vtec solenoid..

NOTE-87a won't be used here.

 

Why bother? You get to spend money on a vtec controller, install it, and gain absolutely nothing.

 

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Just out of curiosity....have you ever even actually used a vtec controller? Ever even touched one? Or are you just posting what everyone else thinks?

 

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Just out of curiosity....have you ever even actually used a vtec controller? Ever even touched one? Or are you just posting what everyone else thinks?</TD></TR></TABLE>

oh snap

 

I never ran a relay on my Feilds in between the controller and solenoid

Also I have run the solenoid hooked up straight to the battery and you can bet the car is faster on the big lobes then running the small lobes regardless of timing and fuel. It's true it is not the right way but anyone who says it is just noise....you keep believing that.

Infact the one year i took my car to the track I ran the Z6 hooked straight to the battery lol......I'd have to disconnect it after though because the car wouldn't idle when cold lol.




Modified by 89civicdx at 5:10 PM 12/25/2007

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 89civicdx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I never ran a relay on my Feilds in between the controller and solenoid

Also I have run the solenoid hooked up straight to the battery and you can bet the car is faster on the big lobes then running the small lobes regardless of timing and fuel. It's true it is not the right way but anyone who says it is just noise....you keep believing that.

Infact the one year i took my car to the track I ran the Z6 hooked straight to the battery lol......I'd have to disconnect it after though because the car wouldn't idle when cold lol.


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wait... so your car was always in vtec?