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Old 11-20-2005, 08:34 PM
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At what rpm does your vtec kick in?
 
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Old 11-20-2005, 08:36 PM
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At what rpm does your vtec kick in?
It is my understanding that the answer to this question depends on what V-TEC you are referring to. My V-TEC in my Element is said to kick in at 5500 RPMs.
 
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Old 11-20-2005, 08:37 PM
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Cant you hear it kick in???
 
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Old 11-20-2005, 08:39 PM
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yeah that sounds about right. Mine is at about 6000. Just making sure that that sound was the vtec and not something else.
 
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Old 11-20-2005, 08:40 PM
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Yeah. Your car sounds totally different when it kicks in right?
 
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right. its hard to explain, but its noticeable.
 
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mines about 5400 I think and hell yeah you can hear it the exhaust not changes totally... I love it
 
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Old 11-21-2005, 06:24 AM
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but is it good to rev a car that high?

i mean i shift normally at about 3-3500k
 
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So that's what that is....lol....it is a pretty cool sound. Think mine's about 5200
 
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Old 11-21-2005, 09:47 AM
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how much rpm before the gsr kiks in?
i would like to know that
 


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