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Old Jan 10, 2003 | 04:02 PM
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What year did VTEC begin in Preludes?

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Old Jan 10, 2003 | 05:31 PM
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92 in Japan, 93 in the USA.
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Old Jan 10, 2003 | 06:26 PM
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Old Jan 10, 2003 | 08:03 PM
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Thanks.
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Old Jan 10, 2003 | 09:04 PM
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BB1, Its nice to see people like you around here for a good member.

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Old Jan 10, 2003 | 09:12 PM
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Is the prelude the first Honda car to use VTEC?
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Old Jan 10, 2003 | 09:14 PM
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Is the prelude the first Honda car to use VTEC?
No, the NSX was the first car to use it in 1991.
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Old Jan 10, 2003 | 09:23 PM
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no, technically it was honda's race cars that first used it, but retail cars, yeap


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Old Jan 10, 2003 | 09:47 PM
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BB1, Its nice to see people like you around here for a good member.

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Old Jan 10, 2003 | 09:50 PM
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Is the prelude the first Honda car to use VTEC?

No, the NSX was the first car to use it in 1991.
well, using it's F1 recepy honda started building various prototypes of VTEC engines in the late 80's. it was the CRX SiR's B16 that was developed first i believe, but the NSX was the first Honda to sport a VTEC engine on the market.
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Old Jan 11, 2003 | 05:07 PM
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Is the prelude the first Honda car to use VTEC?

No, the NSX was the first car to use it in 1991.
actually in Europe some CRX's and civic had B16's
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