I did my mini me, and i hooked the vtec solenoid up to 12v power, and i can hear it clicking on and off..but i feel no difference whatsoever in power at all. Any ideas?

 

is it set at the right rpm? around 4800?

 

no matter where its set there is nothing, 4400-6000 rpms..i feel no difference and hear no difference either.

 

maybe ur oil press is veryyyyyyyy low....

make sure u gun it on 2nd on vtec and then without all way to redline
and find out

 

Thats the only conclusion i can come up with also, im off to get oil now...hope this helps.

 

oil pres. all the way

 

oil is full...so how can i not have good oil pressure...its still not working.

I took the oil jet out, was there supposed to be one in the head right above where that jet in the block is? becuz the whole in the head was straight through.

 

What ecu are you using to run the motor? Maybe you aren't getting enough fuel at VTEC engagement. Another idea is to check the solenoid filter. Sometimes the screen on the filter gets so dirty that oil can't pass thru it at a sufficient rate. I've seen this happen on a few occasions.

 

im using the good old pm6, ill check the filter to see if its clogged. My only other idea is that the solenoid is bad.

 

does a pm6 have vtec activation built in the ecu?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by biggdogg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">does a pm6 have vtec activation built in the ecu? </TD></TR></TABLE>

nope, PM6 = d16a6 ecu (88-91 civic/crx si)

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by the DR. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

nope, PM6 = d16a6 ecu (88-91 civic/crx si)</TD></TR></TABLE>
well there you go ! i knew sumtin was funny there.

 

lol..i kno that ecu isnt going to activate vtec, but my rpm activated switch will...

 

when i had vtec hooked up to a switch with a pm6 i didnt feel any power either. when i converted it to obd1 and used a p28 i can feel and hear vtec. it has to do with the fuel curve and ignition advance as much as it does with the cam.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 91civicLX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">. it has to do with the fuel curve and ignition advance as much as it does with the cam.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yes. if you have vtec activation, but no change in timing or fuel, NOTHING will happen. the pm6 is using stock timing and fuel all the way through your rpms and not changing when in vtec. get a new ecu.

 

i will be using a pm6 with my vtec engine soon also, but plan on using a VAFC... a vafc with a pm6 should be as good as a p28 correct?