Re:Vtec engagement
 

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Re:Vtec engagement
 

in the wifes 99 EX i pulled the intake tube off the air box and let it hang in the engine bay to see if i could hear vtec. it suprised me, at 5.5k it made lots of noise, but no noticable gain in power :-\

Re:Vtec engagement
 

Well if you unplug the sensor, the solenoid and drive it again, you should feel a loss in power, then when you plug it back in and drive, you should feel the gain. If not there's something wrong.

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yep thats what I did.

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The reason why you dont hear a sohc vtec engagement is because you are only useing one cam. So the sound that you do get is a very broad crossover sound. And not all B series have a loud vtec engagement. The B16 and the B18c5. the c1 has more of a broad vtec engagment (like the d) and also has two stage vtec.

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my b16a vtec is loud as ----, i have cold air intake, type-r intak manifold, and dc header, and 2 1/2 exhaust piping, and at 5000 rpm it screams to 8000k...I know yall hate n/a b16's but oh well.

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hey one way u can improve your vtec "sound" is maybe by upgrading the cams...it would open the valves more.

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or you could put a turbo on it then it will make all kinds of cool noises. and maybe be fast too.