How to tell honda vtec apart?

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Jun 9, 2003 | 09:52 AM

BoostinDC2

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How to tell honda vtec apart?

anyone have that pic or link that shows you how to tell which cam is which.

thanks

Jun 10, 2003 | 03:35 PM

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Re: How to tell honda vtec apart? (BoostinDC2)

there isnt a seperate vtec camshaft.....the vtec crossover is when the rocker arm switches to the bigger cam lobe

go here to see a picture and animation

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=120786

Jun 10, 2003 | 03:49 PM

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Re: How to tell honda vtec apart? (cletus)

I think he means intake and exhaust cams

Jun 10, 2003 | 04:06 PM

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Re: How to tell honda vtec apart? (Big Phat R)

There's an "I" and an "E" stamped on them

Jun 10, 2003 | 04:28 PM

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Re: How to tell honda vtec apart? (.RJ)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by .RJ »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">There's an "I" and an "E" stamped on them</TD></TR></TABLE>

really? i had never noticed. I always just look for the distributor notch. shrug.

Jun 10, 2003 | 07:59 PM

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Re: How to tell honda vtec apart? (D)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by D »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

really? i had never noticed. I always just look for the distributor notch. shrug.</TD></TR></TABLE>
same here