so my vtec light (blue dashlight) is always on or atleast i think it is cause its always glowing blue. i jus bought a 96 civic and am not firmiliar with vtec, so im wondering if my valve is closing? or if its suposed to be like that?. cause i thought it shuld only come on when i hit vtec, which on my 96 civic si shuld be 4.8 rpm correct me if im wrong ?

 

what valve are you referring to? is your engine a d16y8? if so vtec engages at 5,600 or 5,700 rpm i do believe on a stock ecu............

 

vtec light? wtf...

 

jdm yo

 

I think he means his brights. XD

 

i had a y8 when i first got my coupe and vtec kicked in at 5200 rpms

 

IN A Y8 YOU CAN'T REALLY FEEL THE KICK LIKE A B-SERIES

 

seriously everytime someone refers to their vtec "kick" it makes me want to bludgeon an infant.

you do not have a light for vtec, sounds like your high beam light is on

and yes its true that you won't really feel vtec engage like you would on a b-series. on a d-series its a much smoother transition, not to mention i believe vtec on a sohc head only affects the intake cam, not the exhaust cam as well like on a b engine.

 

I don't know if you were referring to me. I never said it kicks in harder then a b series, I said it kicks in at 5200 rpms I have a boosted B series. So I know the difference between D and B. I'm not trying to be a dick I am just saying. Also it probably is his high beam light.

 

naw i wasn't referring to you mang. and yep 5200 is when vtec engages on a y8

 

my automatic Y8 is 5,400 to 5,500. Integra4lyfe069 your in canada and you have daytime running lights. its not a VTEC light. its your high beam light

 

my y8 hits at 5800 on stock ecu. thats what honda makes it at. 5800 right only if you have a vtec controller then it will be somewhere else

 

dood ur an idiot!!! sohc has 1 camshaft so how could it only affect only the intake cam if both intake and exhaust are 1??? second of all vtec has to do with valve overlap, lift and duration... you can certainly hear vtec on a single cam.. very easily too... start from a dead stop get up to like 40 mph and drop that bitch in 2nd and youll hear vtec EVERY time..... third of all.......... its not his high beams .... they are called DRL or daytime running lights... and lastly you can install this little blue led on the middle of the steering column upper cover to let you know when vtec is engaging.. ive seen them on integras, civics and preludes...... just another aftermarket product!!


Modified by wrenchez81 at 4:17 AM 11/13/2008

 

it is gay to install a light to show you that your vtec is engaging.

 

LMAO!!! i agree!!

 

I think you might want to take another look at how vtec works before you start telling people they're an idiot. SOHC Vtec does only fuction on the intake side. The cam has two sets of lobes on the intake side and and there are two sets of rocker arms on the intake side.


Modified by 94EG8 at 11:06 AM 11/13/2008

 

I think he may want to figure out how an engine works while he's at it.

 

i do stand corrected........ just remembered how the single cams are setup!! woops... my bad.....

 

wtf it isnt my highbeams ROFL. in the top left corner i have a picture even of my dash.

there is a blue light always on that clearly says VTEC.

it is always on, shuldnt it only flick on when vtec engages?


u guys really think i mretarded and th ink its my highbeams? rofl its liek a signal light i think id notice if it was a highbeam...


blue light in middle black letters. VTEC. is always on.. its clearly VTEC light ?'
and ita built into the cluster, like it is factory there.

 

do you guys have different helm manuals in canada than the u.s.?? this is a serious question... just curious......u may wanna try looking it up....

 

I hate to burst you guys bubble but d16y8's vtec is at 5500. You guys tach's are off that much. d16z6 vtec is 4800

 

I say .

Take a pic of your dash

 

Prvious owner put that in there. Its not the first time i've heard of it, as a matter of fact someone made up some pretty neat stencils in flash that you could print out, it uses one of the blank spaces in the cluster and looks stock.

 

i was just reading that ..... at right where the tach reads 5 grand theres an empty space that you could use...somethin about gluin it in like 3 different areas and ****... google instrument cluster with vtec light and youll see it there like i did... or if not play with different word combos.....

 

d16y8 vtec engages at 5,500 rpm and the vtec light is on the left side above the speedo i have a pic ill post soon