OverrRyde

Hey guys, im in the process on purchasing a new one.

I test drove it, drove really nice. Push it a bit but i realised that i did not hear the vtec kick in at 5.5, is this normal?

It was a 2000 SI, im about to go see another one tomorow, a 98 vtec (the dealer claims), what should i look for? am i supose to hear it? if i dont is it a bad sign?

Let me know your input!

Thanks guys!

imported_Thrill_House

Dude, despite what ANYONE may tell you your not going to here the VTEC crossover point on a stock or even lightly modded D series motor. The bigger the motor gets, IE B16, B18, K20, etc the more your gonna here it. If your not sure if the car you are in is equipped with VTEC or not then simply pop the hood and look for the solenoid near the distributor.

OverrRyde

ah ok i c!

well to be honest, even if i were to look, i dont know what i would be looking for.

My probleme here is that i never bought a vehicle from a delerchip, and god knows the rumors that roll: they may have rolled back, vtec non existant/not "plugged", etc etc

what "should" i look for, or better yet, how can i be sure of my purchase, i mean yes these 2 cars im going to see tomorow are impecable cars, no rust what so ever, hyper clean, about 170 clicks on...

what do you suggest?

thanks for the re btw

edit: oh ok, so then regarding vtec, does it affect the engine behavior? or is there no diference between this 98 vtec and 98 non vtec? stock engine obviously.

four2theizz0

If it's a 2000 Si (not SIR) then you probably wont be hearing (or feeling for that matter) the vtec engage. Its the SOHC economy d16y8 engine. I have one. You can hear it somewhat, its like a high pitch sound but thats about it. The d16 isnt a bad engine but if you can afford it, go for the 2000 SIR.

imported_Thrill_House

Umm dont you think 170,000kms is a little high for a 2000? Hell I just bought a 1990 civic it its only got 188,000kms on it!

imported_Fug

i guess any year car can have either huge or low km's on it depending on what it was used for...if its a wicked price then why not eh?

OverrRyde

yeah for sure, but your got it twisted, the 170k are the two im checking tomorow, theyre 98's

the 2000 had about 140k's

four2theizz0

well even 140 is kinda high for a 2000. i got mine with 98000 on it, and i saw other out ther ewith less on them. my concern is this...you have those three cars on your signature...but dont know about vtec or honda engines????

1sykcoupe

check for a vtec solenoid and check the engine code code, the si vtec will have d16y8 but most likely if he says si den its vtec.

kwasley

140 is not high for a 2000...are you crazy?/

average car is driving 20-25k a year

as for not hearing vtec, my aem sri definately made it noticable.

92extremehatch

and yes by the way u can hear vtec cross over on a d16 because in my ride u can hear it crossover on a d16z6 i have the crossover lowered to 4500rpm with vafc and u can hear it plain as day.

kwasley

but your motor isnt stock, on a stock motor it isnt very noticable.

imported_blk98cx

my buddy has a 94 civic sedan with single cam vtec and a short ram stock exhaust and a no name short ram intake...i can hear vtec more on the intake(sounds like its sucking more air)but on a stock....its gonna be hard to notice....check the classified for auto here on tcc....they have some goods cars here listed for sale

92extremehatch

its a bone stock si vtec sohc the only only thing it has is the vafc im running stock airbox, si stock header, high flow cat and 2.5" midpipe and gsr muffler

imported_InVaDeR_HB

u will NOT hear the change over like u do on a DOHC VTEC!!! and if all u want is MaD tYtE Vt3cH on ur 125hp motor.....its sad!!!!!!!

no matter how loud the VTEC is the car is a SI = slow(as hell), just buy the car to enjoy it and save some gas! the vtec sound is not gunna intimated/impress anyone anyways.

1sykcoupe

DOHC VTEC sounds SICK. stop bashin on the SI. I have an SI too.

92extremehatch

i wasnt saying there is a comparison in vtec sound between a sohc and dohc because there is a big difference. i was just saying that u can hear it on a sohc because Thrill_House said u couldnt plain and simple, i was just correcting his inaccuracy

imported_SilverSleeper

With EK's the engine code is on the timing belt cover.

D16Y7 - 1.6L, SOHC, 106HP
D16Y8 - 1.6L, SOHC VTEC, 127 HP
B16 - 1.6L, DOHC VTEC, 160 HP

I've driven all three and the VTEC crossover is the most noticeable on the DOHC models.

imported_Cablerat

H22 vtec was soo nice.

imported_blk98cx

got that rite cablerat!!!!