Flashpro:Do you miss VTEC yo?

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Apr 17, 2020 | 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Saki GT

IMO the 'kick' just highlights how under powered the car is before the transition. One reason I went the AP2 way back in the day, as Honda made more power available sooner so you weren't waiting to hit that 6k all the time. And since many years can tune to shift power to lower rpm, all the better. Smooth power delivery is better.

True. Especially around town, the shorter gearing and midrange power is nice. Otherwise you have to hit like 40+ on city streets just to get into VTEC. I never hit over 5k rpm on the way to work today and it was much better than if I was on the stock tune.