As the topic stats. How many times do you hit vtec and take your GSR to redline during the day, week or month?

And any word on some professional advice on how often you should......

Definately have to wait until the car warms up, check the oil often and run 93 octane

 

93 octane? u dont need 93 octane to hit vtec everyday...do u even know when vtec starts to switch over ?? lol

 

vtec kicks in at 4400....and the secondaries then hit at 5700.....

 

well i baby my car unless someone wants to get their ***'s whopped!!! i barly bring my car over 4000. but i would say at least twice a week i floor it.


1999 gs-r " red alert"

 

i dont know anyone who doesnt shift over 4400 at least 300 times a day with a vtec head..jk i dont have vtec so wut am i talkin about....lol nah if i did i would be in vtec most of the day though thats all i know...why waste it....

 

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go to bed....and dream you had one.

 

I try not to hit it much but sometimes just cant help myself

 

several times daily i vtec

 

i wont go into vtec until its warmed up,
but i'd say i hit vtec a half-dozen times a day...
and probably redlined it a dozen times in the year i've had it

 

once every tank of gas, which is about once every 3 days

 

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go to bed....and dream you had one. </TD></TR></TABLE>

dont need it...got (fi).....

 

vtec is a lil lower in the gsr than in my Si, i would think hitting vtec would be nothing for that motor as long as your secondary butterflies r still closed. Ill just vtec is almost a daily thing for me, redlining it however is not. i say u just drive and dont just hit redline for no apparent reason unless u need the power or are racing.

 

i do it daily...

 

I mostly shift around 3,500-4,500 rpm... and i i hit vtec a few times throughout the day..when i feel the need to show it off.I prob redline about two times a week..

 

whats the big deal about "going into VTEC". The switchover to the bigger cam and shorter primaries doesnt put more stress on the engine or anything like that. Just because we have a dual stage cam profile doesnt make running it to redline really any different than on any other car. All you're doing is letting the engine breathe better, you're not increasing intake charge density like FI.

 

my gsr is a beater...i only need to hit vtec if i need to pass a van

 

People make too big a deal out of VTEC. It's not magic, it's not complicated, but it was a good idea on hondas part. The only difference between having VTEC and having a lumpy cam on a non-vtec head is the guy with VTEC doesnt have to sacrafice smooth idle and low end.

 

i hit the vtec line whenever i need to such as passing semi trucks or slow cars, quick turns, merging into interstates, etc....common sense driving skills....

 

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Why waste iT?
Some people need to get some decent miles out of their tank of gas, lol.

 

i always have the urge to do it, cuz I can

 

when i have the urge i hit vtec... i TRY to shift around 3k to save some gas. I feel guilty everytime i go past 5k haha

 

i dont have a gsr...but i hit vtec all the way to work..and all the way back

 

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couple of times a day..i don't redline that much though. (9k can't be good for the motor )

 

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9k!?! Of course not!