You may want to give this link a read buddy. Makes good reading.
http://asia.vtec.net/Engines/R18A/index.html
http://asia.vtec.net/Engines/R18A/index.html
Is VTEC noticable in a 1.8?
Hi all,
I'm an EP3 owner, and have just bought a 1.8 ES for my wife. Took it on my first good run (on my own
) last night and could not notice VTEC engage.
In my EP3, it's very noticable, the car screams into life.
My question is, is it less noticable in the 1.8 new Eigth gen variants?
thanks in advance
I'm an EP3 owner, and have just bought a 1.8 ES for my wife. Took it on my first good run (on my own
) last night and could not notice VTEC engage. In my EP3, it's very noticable, the car screams into life.
My question is, is it less noticable in the 1.8 new Eigth gen variants?
thanks in advance
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No but you thought you were buying a VTEC engine that's similar to the CTR engine, and no one told you otherwise!
It's not your fault and it's a reasonable question to ask (albeit asked a billion times before!)
A few people argue that they have VTEC and they can feel it 'kick' blahblahblah, but you yourself know they VTEC kick, which is what raised your question (not the VTEC badge)
There is (apparently) a noticable feel when it changes over, but if you feel that when accelerating you're driving too slow
hehehe
Or, say, ETEC
No.
If you leave it in 2nd and put your foot down it's no slouch. But I doubt even that is comparable to a CTR.
If the 1.8 feels slow to you though - try a 1.4 lol
If you leave it in 2nd and put your foot down it's no slouch. But I doubt even that is comparable to a CTR.
If the 1.8 feels slow to you though - try a 1.4 lol
It's not that it feels slow. It is replacing a 140bph Celica for the wife, and feels slightly heavier but around the same speed as that (Parkers treats it as almost identical 0-60).If the 1.8 feels slow to you though - try a 1.4 lol
My point was that it doesn't have what I call "VTEC kick", and thanks to the kind chaps on the forum I now know why
I wasn't saying it's slow kat!
Just making a point that the VTEC switch-over is when you leave "dawdle" mode, someone accelerating half throttle then flooring it wont feel a 'kick' at any point in the rev range, as it shouldn't be in "eco" when moderately accelerating
But if you drive along at a steady 30 in 4th and put your foot down, you may well feel the switchover
Just making a point that the VTEC switch-over is when you leave "dawdle" mode, someone accelerating half throttle then flooring it wont feel a 'kick' at any point in the rev range, as it shouldn't be in "eco" when moderately accelerating
But if you drive along at a steady 30 in 4th and put your foot down, you may well feel the switchover
Yes, that makes sense. Maybe I should try it... I usually drop it down to 3rd though first...IBut if you drive along at a steady 30 in 4th and put your foot down, you may well feel the switchover
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