Tell me what YOU think!! Everybody says that with their short ram air intake - they can here and feel the VTEC kick in. I dont feel shit and i definetly dont hear a damn thing different through the ENTIRE rpm range??? Is there supposed to be a dramatic difference or something between non-vtec engaged and vtec engaged??? Help me out here!

 

its not that big a difference, but you should notice it......im sure its working.....i dont see how it wouldnt work? how does vtec break? ha!??!

 

I have a short ram, and I can hear it. MAke sure car is warmed up first!...then in D3 accelerate slowly, dont punch it, cuz then you wont hear the tone change. At 3 1/2 rpms you should hear the tone get lower, louder and more aggressive..... its addiciting, youll love it once you relize what you are listening for.....

 

I just realized you have a 2.2, sorry....Im not sure where your VTEC range would be....nonethe less, you should hear the tone change....

 

I was going to say that mine doesn't start untill around 4ish

 

i always thought mine didn't kick in till around 5 ... I've got a short ram and when it does kick in it's loud

 

I have a 5 speed and I tried my hardest last night to hear it - but i got nothin! LOL Oh well - as long as I can beat my firends 240sx - i'm happy

 

I can tell when I'm "on" VTEC... passing cars @ 60MPH (3,500 RPM's) , drop it into 3rd and hit the pedal - it's almost like a turbo boost and when I hit 6,000 RPM's I shift into 4th (usually doing about 85-90MPH). Sure a lot of performance from a 4 banger!

dogfight
'98 2.3CL Premium w/5 sp

 

i am not sure if this is the case with the cl's, but the rsx-s has an oil level sensor that will not let the vtec engage if the oil is too low!

sO TRY CHECKING YOUR OIL!!

 

I have a 2.3 and i noticed a pretty big change once i put my intake in. Its pretty loud but make sure your car is warmed up otherwise you wont feel shit.

 

I wonder if the sensor was broken - would it trip a "dummy light"?? As a matter of fact, i have never noticed the VTEC since i have owned the car - 1.5 years??!!

 

if the VTEC is not working, you'll get a CEL (check engine light). On the 2.2/2.3 its not too noticable when it kicks in... if you had a DOHC vtec motor, you'd notice it a lot more... as well as with the 3.0... on my old 3.0 it was like hitting NOS when vtec kicked in!!

So if you're not getting a CEL, then VTEC is working... but like I said, its not very noticable with the F22/23 engines.

As far as I know, the f22/23 has an oil level sensor too, I remember once my oil was low (filter was loose) and my CEL started comming on, I diagnosed it and got code 21, VTEC system malfunction... when I was fishing around in the engine compartment, I noticed the oil leak and checked the oil... about a quart low... so I tightened the filter, added oil and no more CEL... VTEC now works fine.

Trust me, if VTEC isnt working, you'll know it... if you punch it and rev the car past 4k, it feels like you're driving a yugo... theres no power at all...

Also, with the CL's, the VTEC does not kick in till the car is warmed up to a certain temp... its suposed to do that.

 

if you have a vafc like some peps on here you can set it to what you want and i cant hear mine roar when i floar it and it kicks in at 4100 and i can it to whatever i want but for the 1st gens it was 5200 before i set it and thats what the performance shop told me