Just bought a 96 Civic EX 5spd Coupe last week and had the water pump, timing belt, spark plugs, spark plug wires & distributor caps changed and the car has 106,000 miles on it.

How do I know if the V-TEC is working?

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

 

you cant really tell on non-built SOHC cars.

 

Thanks!

What kind of mod can I do, before I know if my V-TEC is working or not?

Thanks again for your help!

 

pop a v-tec controller in there see if it responds

 

Where can I get a V-TEC controller? And what is it? What does it do and how much is it? Can I install it myself?

 

you can install it yourself and all that jazz, and it just controlls where vtec changeover is. personally i think theyre pointless. a better way to feel it would be to make your car breathe more easily (intake, header, exhaust, intake manifold, throttle body) then get a bigger cam and some valves/retainers.

 

I will argue that statement until I'm blue in the face. d16y8 with CAI and cat-back, I can definitely hear the changeover. More so in higher gears

 

So if I install only a muffler and a CAI it will make my VTEC scream louder? On my SOHC I know it kicks in after 5,000 rpm's but you won't feel it like a DOHC...

 

you can actually splice the wires and hook them up to the power of your battery. if you here it click that means it works or you can make a ghetto ridged v-tec controller.

get a switch with three prongs on the back. 1 for acc, 1 for power, 1 for ground and hook it up.

if you want to here your vtec louder get a cam gear.

 

hm...well i guess the VTEC crossover in SOHC was somewhat of an un-experienced remark. honestly enough ive never spend much time around SOHC VTEC cars...most of my friends who are honda/acura guys own integras and one has an RSX-S. i only personally know two guys with civics and one is an Si and one is an LS swapped EG coupe (thats a real pretty car)....and if you recall my civic was a DX which translates into 'no vtec for me'.