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dub88acc
10-30-2003, 03:18 PM
My friend an I are having an argument. he says that all cars that have vtec have to say it. But I don't think that's true. Or is it?
k-roy
10-30-2003, 03:19 PM
Thats a dumb arguement. Cars do not talk.
blazin3gen
10-30-2003, 03:20 PM
im lost...
Gregg86DX
10-30-2003, 03:30 PM
Originally posted by kroy
Thats a dumb arguement. Cars do not talk.

Lol, I have an image of walking by a car in a parking lot and hearing it say "I have vtec!" in a high squeaky voice.
dub88acc
10-30-2003, 03:31 PM
no silly, i mean that the cars that have vtec "say" it on the valvecover. is that necessarily true?
MrBen
10-30-2003, 03:39 PM
No it is not. Some Civics had vtec and it didn't say it on the engine. The only way to tell was some number written on the engine, or the type of engine. I forgot how my friend found out about his 93 Civic, but the Honda dealer told him it was vtec, they just never said it on the engine.
k-roy
10-30-2003, 03:39 PM
Originally posted by dub88acc
no silly, i mean that the cars that have vtec "say" it on the valvecover. is that necessarily true?

Yea they usually do. I can not think of one that does not. Unless they have an aftermarket valvecover.
dub88acc
10-30-2003, 03:44 PM
how abiut a 97 civic ex. i think that they are SOHC vtec yet doen't say it
MrBen
10-30-2003, 03:47 PM
I don't think so, but I could be wrong. I'm no expert.
k-roy
10-30-2003, 03:49 PM
Originally posted by dub88acc
how abiut a 97 civic ex. i think that they are SOHC vtec yet doen't say it

Looks like you are correct.
http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/8/web/224000-224999/224229_20_full.jpg
dub88acc
10-30-2003, 03:52 PM
how can you really tell if its vtec or not?
k-roy
10-30-2003, 03:56 PM
If it has a vtec solonoid. Its a small thingy at the side of the head with some wires coming out of it.

BTW VTEC is overrated.
dub88acc
10-30-2003, 04:04 PM
which is where in the picture?
k-roy
10-30-2003, 04:08 PM
Not a good pic, I can not see it. That is a 97 Civic Ex though.

This article points it out.
http://asia.vtec.net/article/2002CRV/
dub88acc
10-30-2003, 04:14 PM
o i c-thanx
AccordEpicenter
10-30-2003, 07:15 PM
yeah i think that is a D16Y8. The intake manifold and the head are the things that make it different from a D16Y7 (non Vtec). D16Y7 has the TB that points directly up, not to the pass. side of the vehicle like this one.
K DASH
11-04-2003, 01:37 PM
VTEC is very overrated, especially on SOHC Civics and Accords.

I've driven my dad's 98' Accord LX, I don't like it at all. Its faster than my car but it doesnt feel any faster. I feel as if I have much more control when driving my 88'.
bboipinoy112
11-04-2003, 02:40 PM
the newer cars with vtec or somesort of variation say it on the engine.. like on the newer preludes .. the newer celicas .. its there.. but on the older cars with vtec. . you just have to know your engines and all that sh*t .. but yea ..
danronian
11-04-2003, 08:14 PM
My friends 96 accord feels much slower then mine and he has the "vtec" he loves so much. I just let him feel fast by not passing him with my 3g.
89AcCOrDmike
11-04-2003, 08:20 PM
sorry guys i gotta defend my ride! danronian, a 5th gen will dip on a 3rd gen.