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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 10:42 AM
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I have a 92 Honda Civic LX i swaped the old b7 or the z6 motor has been running fine and i love it. but is there a way to tell if the vtec is kicking in? please let me know asap!
 
Old Jan 6, 2006 | 11:06 AM
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when you make a jump into hyperspace...

you can hear it switch over, it sounds more badass.

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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 11:42 AM
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someone told me if i pull back the carpet (where my ecu is the little light on the ecu will light up green when the vtec engages?!?!????
 
Old Jan 6, 2006 | 11:45 AM
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smac that dude upside his head till his green light turns on. theres no green light on/in your ecu. really the only way to tell if vtec is engaging is to listen carefully between 5k and 6k rpm's. at least for a stock sohc vtec anyways
 
Old Jan 6, 2006 | 11:48 AM
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here are pics of my motor
 
Old Jan 6, 2006 | 12:03 PM
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in the dohc you can hear it rip like no other. but in the sohc you just have to belive its there. plus its going to be harder to hear with aftermarket header.
 
Old Jan 6, 2006 | 01:05 PM
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Yep, friends of mine have both and in the ESI its much harder to tell when Vtec enagages.

 
Old Jan 9, 2006 | 08:47 AM
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but in the sohc you just have to belive its there.
not true, I can DEFINITELY hear it on my car.
 
Old Jan 9, 2006 | 09:08 AM
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lmao
yep you'll be able to hear it if it's coming on, plus you should be able to feel it too! lol
it's not gonna pull back the skin on your face like the NOS in fast n furious does though! lmao
and yes it is louder in a dual cam but it's way loud enough to hear in a single cam too! especially with a header and loud exhaust! lol
vtec is sooo over rated anyway! it's great for a stock everyday car but it's not gonna make it some kinda race car though! if ya wanna feel something, then get a lil NOS shot on it!
also that hot air intake ya got on there doesnt help matters either! the way ya have that one set up, it just sucks in the hot air from the motor compartment and actually slowes down the car! ya gotta hook it up right so that it gets cool air from outside!
 
Old Jan 9, 2006 | 11:49 AM
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someone told me if i pull back the carpet (where my ecu is the little light on the ecu will light up green when the vtec engages?!?!????
[sm=icon_rofl.gif]...As long as I'm not the one down there lookin' for the mysterious green light in the moving car hitting VTEC!
 

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