deucyy

i recently bought my civic 99 si coupe....and i dont feel the Vtech kicking in at all....was wondering what could be the problem???

tnx alot!!!

imported_Team Rukus

its your SOHC motor
LOL

imported_bananax

going from a SOHC Vtec motor to a DOHC Vtec motor TBH I don't really "Feel" the vtec kick in on a stock motor, more so I hear it :P and on the SOHC VTEC motor I Couldn't even hear it^^

Cynikal.Mindset

if u cant feel your vtec kick in on a dohc motor your motor sucks haha...now hearing it is another story, I dont hear mine cuz my car still rocks the stock intake in all its glory

imported_bananax

really? mine still has the stock intake too. I could hear it even with the stock filter, a bit more after i dropped in the K&N(old one is dirty)
Nothing compared to what an intake would produce though

REally I can't feel it kick in , I dont think you should be able to either since on a dyno chart it just keeps the TQ-smooth and the HP going up at the same rate =p

Cynikal.Mindset

at 5600rpm my tach snaps and the car boogies hard...I can hear a faint difference in engine tone and for sure feel it

imported_bananax

what engine do you have :P? and is it stock(well intake is)

maybe I'm just fat

deucyy

i just noticed my air filter is a little cloged , im gonna have it replaced with another filter.....anyone knows where can i get a deal on a cold air intake for my civic 99 si coupe??? tnx

imported_bananax

i know this one!

check the affiliates!!!

Cynikal.Mindset

haha...if anybody is fat its more likely I...I'm rockin a b17 in anycase...and yes, check the affiliates for all your aftermarket needs

imported_Rayz_si

get an intake from Ebay, check your oil levels and coolant levels also.

szuberi

why do honda owners talk like they drive high performance cars all the time...hahah

Donovan

I'm not sure if this is a dumb question or not, but i have a 92 civic si hatch. As for hearing the vtec, what exactly does it sound like? I'm not sure if it's the air intake that i'm hearing once i hit 5000+ or if it's the vtec kicking in itself/

Right now i have a 3 inch cone K&N air filter. Compared to the reactive air filter that i replaced it with, it changed up the sound of the car entirely.

It went' from a loud annoying tin can, to a smooth crisp sound.

imported_bananax

vtec makes your engine sound more aggressive, so you would hear a bit of a grunt i guess

zeeman

iTrader: (1)

honestly, the only way i can tell if vtec is working or not on SOHC's is when it doesn't work, when it works it accelerates after 5500 (vtec) like it did before 5500 (vtec), if it doesn't work, it tends to not pull as nice or smooth after 5500 (vtec). But i couldn't ever really "hear" vtec on my d16z6 even with my intake/exhaust.
If you aren't hearing vtec on your DOHC either its set way to low, or its not working, b/c i can hear vtec on EVERY SIR/GSR/ITR i've ever been in, even if it was bone stock.

Donovan

OOOoh. Well in that case, there is a DEFINATE pull after i break 5000 rpm. I noticed it even more after i put on some aftermarket stainless steal header.

imported_crazydragonclk

isnt the vtec feeling souind etc jus like when it pulls harder and its making that struggling sound grrrr kinda when u floor it at a certain speed or rpm?

imported_Turbo-D

Ditto, for me i've heard it in more or less every vtec honda i've been in, sohc, dohc. I can even hear the crossover in my Honda Odyssey with all its silencers and filters. If you know what to listen for its very easy to hear it, if you don't know what to listen for then your going to have trouble identifing it. Right now I don't feel or hear the VTEC in my sohc because all I can hear is the turbo spooling!! If your every in the brampton area i'd be more then happy to listen to your car and tell you what i hear. goodluck!

imported_Turbo-D

Sorry man i just re-read your post, your talking about vtech, not vtec. so you must be having trouble with your cordless phone in your car. In that case i can't really help you out. Goodluck anyways.