Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000) EG/EH/EJ/EK/EM1 Discussion

dumb vtec ?

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Old Oct 3, 2008 | 12:28 AM
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does timing affect vtec engagement
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Old Oct 3, 2008 | 08:01 AM
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Depends. kinda. but not really it still kicks at the same point but it will sound way diff if the timming has been changed. need a little more details to answer better.
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Old Oct 4, 2008 | 05:45 PM
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well my vtec used to kick in at 4500 and now its coming on at 5000 i've noticed a little power loss. its a d16z6 and just had a valve job. was thinking about advancing the time a little.
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Old Oct 4, 2008 | 07:32 PM
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vtec comes on at 4800 rpm because of oil pressure. i know that the timing changes when vtec kicks, so in theory if the timing was off, when vtec did hit, it wouldnt act how it should. so, check it.
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