Vtec before 600 miles?
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From: Maple Valley, WA
Originally Posted by Emil St-Hilaire,Jan 21 2006, 08:15 AM
Longevity of the engine will be reduced by half.!!!
Where the hell do you guys come up with this crap! I'll bet 80% (as long as we're making up numbers) of the cars bought from the dealer have been VTEC'd early. Get a grip, you'll be fine.
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Originally Posted by propnuts,Jan 21 2006, 06:28 PM
2. shortens the life of the engine by about 82%
Where the hell do you guys come up with this crap! I'll bet 80% (as long as we're making up numbers) of the cars bought from the dealer have been VTEC'd early. Get a grip, you'll be fine.
Where the hell do you guys come up with this crap! I'll bet 80% (as long as we're making up numbers) of the cars bought from the dealer have been VTEC'd early. Get a grip, you'll be fine.
I'm willing to bet that the engines were run harder than most people run them in the first couple of test miles. I don't think that specifically hitting VTEC is going to make a difference. I think the major reason to 'break in' an engine is to get it to go through the heating/cooling (expansion/contraction) cycles enough times to prevent damage to the block, head, or seal between them.
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From: Huntingon Beach/Irvine
Originally Posted by billmesh,Jan 22 2006, 12:16 AM
I agree
I'm willing to bet that the engines were run harder than most people run them in the first couple of test miles. I don't think that specifically hitting VTEC is going to make a difference. I think the major reason to 'break in' an engine is to get it to go through the heating/cooling (expansion/contraction) cycles enough times to prevent damage to the block, head, or seal between them.
I'm willing to bet that the engines were run harder than most people run them in the first couple of test miles. I don't think that specifically hitting VTEC is going to make a difference. I think the major reason to 'break in' an engine is to get it to go through the heating/cooling (expansion/contraction) cycles enough times to prevent damage to the block, head, or seal between them.
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From: Austin / Cedar Park, TX
Originally Posted by NEODYMIUM,Jan 21 2006, 02:33 PM
Please tell me you beat the sh!t out of this person.
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From: NoVA
Originally Posted by Eluded,Jan 21 2006, 08:13 PM
1. lose your warrenty. the ecu will detect any VTEC"ing before 600 miles. bummer you can't reset the little black box ECU 
2. shortens the life of the engine by about 82%
2. shortens the life of the engine by about 82%
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Originally Posted by Smoothieboy,Jan 23 2006, 01:17 AM
I think that was the point.
, I've been on this board so long I can't tell sarcasm from reality anymore. I've read lots of post that people really meant when it sounded so stupid.