wheres a good place to set vtec for turbo?

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Old Oct 8, 2003 | 04:30 AM
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Default wheres a good place to set vtec for turbo?

b16a3,w/ t3 on 10 psi.right now i have it set around 5600,does that sound normal?i can feel it engage and hear it loudly.i had it set around 4600 but i could not feel anything or hear it much.
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Old Oct 8, 2003 | 04:49 AM
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Default Re: wheres a good place to set vtec for turbo? (civictypenos)

There is no real ideal location for vtec because every motor is different, so do what is best for your particular motor.
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Old Oct 8, 2003 | 04:57 AM
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if you can actuailly feel it kick in, you have it set too late
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Old Oct 8, 2003 | 05:14 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by infinatenexus &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if you can actuailly feel it kick in, you have it set too late</TD></TR></TABLE>

good to know
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Old Oct 8, 2003 | 05:47 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by infinatenexus &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if you can actuailly feel it kick in, you have it set too late</TD></TR></TABLE>

Absolutley.

Unless you're tuning on a dyno, leave it at stock, maybe drop it a couple hundred rpm at most.
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Old Oct 8, 2003 | 06:55 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by infinatenexus &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if you can actuailly feel it kick in, you have it set too late</TD></TR></TABLE>

thats what i thought,i heard that from somewhere before,it should be nicer and smooth transition,its going to a dyno soon,but i want to get as much done myself as i can for my learning.
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Old Oct 8, 2003 | 05:40 PM
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well,for street tunning,how would you set it,keep moving it down to you stop feeling it kick in?
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Old Oct 9, 2003 | 04:40 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by civictypenos &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well,for street tunning,how would you set it,keep moving it down to you stop feeling it kick in?</TD></TR></TABLE>

With out the use of a Dyno, I would leave it in the stock location.
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