First drive
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From: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Sounds like a fair assessment from a first drive but also depends what you're expecting from VTEC really, it's not like a shot of unicorn fart nitrous but there should be a noticeable "step" in the rev range where it stops going "dddddrrrr" and then goes "raaaaaaaaaa" at which point your smile should increase proportionally to RPM. There are things ( mostly consumable bits) that can detract from delivered power over time, so its possible it has a defective MAP sensor or something along those lines.
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From: Nottingham
HTs people will say are £1k but mint i think £700 tops if you hang on..
your other bits no clue
good luck with the health
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From: Chesterfield VA
Rate of acceleration decreases as car speed increases. (The faster you go the slower you go faster.) I'm convinced Honda set the VTEC cam change-over point at 6000 rpm to provide the "VTEC Yo!" effect with a noticeable power increase -- like a mini nitro shot for want of a better term. As noted smiles get wider at this point. Accelerate, accelerate, accelerate, accelerate -- Bam! (kinda) -- VTEC Yo! Doesn't help a bit below 6000 rpm though which is why I bought a late DBW (drive by wire) car and had it tuned for a 3600 VTEC engagement point. No "VTEC Yo" effect 'cuz the car is on the high power cam almost immediately and stays there during hard acceleration. Same effect possible on the earlier cars with an aftermarket ECU. Recommend the tuning. Same fuel use. Much more fun.
On my car the acceleration in the lower gears had me bumping the rev limiter too often so I installed an audible red line alarm. Beep, beep, beep, Shift.
-- Chuck
On my car the acceleration in the lower gears had me bumping the rev limiter too often so I installed an audible red line alarm. Beep, beep, beep, Shift.
-- Chuck
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From: Hertford
We've generally presumed that, it's true.
There is a school of thought that says the mid-range torque hollow might be something to do with emissions/economy.
The one on the 86 seems largely due to poor manifold design, though.
There is a school of thought that says the mid-range torque hollow might be something to do with emissions/economy.
The one on the 86 seems largely due to poor manifold design, though.
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