i have a question i was hoping someone can help answer for me. here is the problem. my car falls flat on its face in vtec. basically i can run at WOT and once it crosses about 5500rpm the car falls flat on its face. i checked the timing and i checked the cam gears and everything is fine. i have a FPR and have not yet checked that and i was also, for about 2-3 weeks prior to this happening, blowing out white smoke (it has stopped now). what can cause the car to do this??? could it be the distibutor cap and rotor, fuel, timing, ............??????? any input would help. i am also running kenji's P28 ecu and i have no check engine lights. the car runs fine out of vtec. no problems.

 

first ck your oil,
second ck the selinoid(sp?) and see if the plug came loose

 

Have you checled ypur oil level yet. Whenever mine is low it falls on it's face in the upper rpm range also. The vtec soldnoid (sp?) might not be switching on either.

 

this is real funny. i checked my oil, and i have NONE!!!!!!! maybe thats why my car has been blowing out white smoke. what causes a car to burn oil???? i need a valve adjustment. can that cause it????

 

just fill it back up with thte right amount and then go for a normal drive, shut it off wait 5-10 then ck the oil and make sure its the same amount.
Also If you hear a strange noise while driving shut it down right there! and inspect

 

white smoke is coolant. bluish white smoke is oil. give more details on your engine before anyone can make a guess. mileage? age? you drive hard? more details

 

the smoke is white. i also have some black smoke because it runs rich. i am 23, i dont drive it hard at all. the problem is fixed. i was out of oil.

 

i ran into the same problem you did...ppl told me honda's are suppose to burn oil like that; i brought it into a dealer and they told me (a friend told me as well) that it should be my piston rings

you should get you car checked

 

if you burn lots of oil regularly upon acceleration it is your rings. if you burn like 1 qt per oil change (ie 3000 miles) thats normal for honda's especially ITRs

 

LOL!

 

no oil= no vtec
Check your oil more often.