Just curious, what happens if you never take your car above VTEC?

 

nothing at all

 

Your car would be still a "virgin"

 

but i gotta tell you...

vtec is fun...

 

Good question, I've wondered that also.

I sorta wonder or concern that the Vtec intake valve that only partially opens gets more accumulation of unburned fuel on it compared to the normally opening intake valve (the non-VTEC intake valve). Wheither or not this happens I don not know. The amount of air that moves pass that valve is much less, but the air flow is of high velocity so maybe that helps keep the fuel deposits low. For this reason I try to always take the engine to redline once it fully warms up whenever I drive but I really don't know if that makes any difference.

 

I remember when i had my GSR a friend told me to VTEC it once and a while because its good for the engine and i'm like uh ok..I didn't bothered to ask for his explanation. So now i'm a little curious.

 

If I should VTEC more than once a day, will I go blind like my mother told me ?

 

A posse of angry Honda engineers will come to your crib and beat you down for not taking advantage of their advanced technology they spent the best years of their lives developing.

I take mine above VTEC at least once a week. I try for every day, but with gas prices the way they are and the TL drinking premium... I figure it's good for the mechanical stuff that makes VTEC happen to be used and get some oil in it.

 

it doesn't affect a single thing. all it does is saves you gas

 

In general for a gasoline or diesel internal combustion engine, it's good practice (and also fun) to run them up in revs and load occasionally to help burn off deposits on valves, piston crowns, and cylinder heads since the combustion chamber temps go up with higher revs and loads. So taking it up to redline in neutral is not the same as winding up WOT in the first 2-3 gears.

Hey it also may sound good enough for the police...

 

Sorry to sound foolish but how does one take their car above VTEC? Is it considered redlining it?

 

Hahahahah, enough said.

 

i believe you just need to rev past 4700 and you've past it