I'm fairly new to the Honda engines and the vtec but I have been studying up on them, but I was just wondering I have a 92 Prelude S and I was reading about the sohc vtec and it says that the spark plugs have to be put in at an angle to clear the cam and the f22a engine has the spark plugs at angles does the make it a sohc vtec, when did honda start producing the sohc vetc?

 

no its not vtec. last i checked no sohc was a vtec

 

No Preludes had a SOHC VTEC. You have an F22 non-VTEC unless somebody swapped it, in which case it will say VTEC obviously on the valve cover.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nonvteclude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no its not vtec. last i checked no sohc was a vtec</TD></TR></TABLE>

There's tons of SOHC VTEC engines, F-series, D-series, I think R-series have VTEC SOHCs...not sure.

 

I was just wondering cause I didnt see vtec on the valve cover but like I said I am just studying up on honda engines and the vtec, and I just wasnt sure cause of the angled spark plugs and I know on sohc vtec the spark plugs have to be angled. But if the sohc vetc only benefit from the intake valve what kinda performance does it give the engine?

 

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There's tons of SOHC VTEC engines, F-series, D-series, I think R-series have VTEC SOHCs...not sure.</TD></TR></TABLE>

well hell im way out of the game with other hondas

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by brodyl05 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> But if the sohc vetc only benefit from the intake valve what kinda performance does it give the engine?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well, you still get 2 cam profiles...usually it's for gas milage, but you get a little more power on the high lobes.

 

Alright, how much diffrent are the engine mounts on the f22a then the h22a if I were going to swap engines?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by brodyl05 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Alright, how much diffrent are the engine mounts on the f22a then the h22a if I were going to swap engines?</TD></TR></TABLE>

The blocks are the same and the trannies all bolt up to H or F

 

Oh sweet, so I wouldnt have to move the mounts or anything than.

 

Nope, just do the wires for vtec, which is also on this site. You just need to search for how to wire vtec.

 

I dont remember ig my f23 Accord has VTEC spelled out on the valve cover or not? It is a SOHC VTEC though.

 

yeah, the accord had a sohc vtec motor, there are tons of sohc vtecs, d16z6, d15B vtec, sohc zc, f22 vtec, r18, and many more.

 

I believe for a non VTEC F22 the spark plugs are angled to the back on a VTEC F22 they are angled to the front.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by godslayer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I dont remember ig my f23 Accord has VTEC spelled out on the valve cover or not? It is a SOHC VTEC though.</TD></TR></TABLE>

True. Some F23's say VTEC on the valve cover, and other's say 16 Valve.

And yes, the F22Ax have the plugs angled back, and the F22B1 and F23Ax have them angled forward

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by InvaderTrax &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
and the F22B1 and F23Ax have them angled forward</TD></TR></TABLE>