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Nick7 · 10th February 2008, 09:41

As pjr said - VTEC on 1.8 is similar to VTEC-E in older 1.5 engines.
It is meant only to safe fuel, not as 'power mode'.
If applying full throttle, you will be in 'power' mode all way from 1000 - 7000rpm.
Although this 'power mode' should be called 'normal mode', and other mode is just 'saving fuel' mode.

Many people thing that if it's a VTEC, it should open up at higher rpm's for more power, but in case of our 1.8 engine, this is false.

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Nick7 Supporter Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 10th August 2006 Location: Croatia Posts: 458 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	As pjr said - VTEC on 1.8 is similar to VTEC-E in older 1.5 engines. It is meant only to safe fuel, not as 'power mode'. If applying full throttle, you will be in 'power' mode all way from 1000 - 7000rpm. Although this 'power mode' should be called 'normal mode', and other mode is just 'saving fuel' mode. Many people thing that if it's a VTEC, it should open up at higher rpm's for more power, but in case of our 1.8 engine, this is false.