For Those Who Barely VTEC
10-25-2007, 07:29 PM
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I can't pooch the car, even if I want to, because when I do... It sounds like a tractor, and rides like a '79 Toyota pickup. Nobody wants to drive a '79 Toyota tractor.
10-25-2007, 07:44 PM
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i have to hit vtec atleast a few times everytime i get into the car otherwise i just feel like im going through withdrawl. Its gonna suck when it goes away next week for winter.
10-25-2007, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by LittleBluePill,Oct 25 2007, 02:27 PM
I wind the car out as many times as I can safely in my commute to work.
10-25-2007, 08:46 PM
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How long did you wait until going into vtec when buying your car new?
I just bought mine and was somewhat forced into vtec merging onto I-95 with only 50 miles on the car. But I bought it with 11 miles on it though, so I'm sure it has seen vtec before that.
I just bought mine and was somewhat forced into vtec merging onto I-95 with only 50 miles on the car. But I bought it with 11 miles on it though, so I'm sure it has seen vtec before that.
10-25-2007, 08:50 PM
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Hmm...I wouldn't do it again if I were you. You need to break in for at least 500 miles before you can do hard accelerations. Check the owner's manual for proper break in intructions.
10-25-2007, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by rocrfella,Oct 26 2007, 12:50 AM
Hmm...I wouldn't do it again if I were you. You need to break in for at least 500 miles before you can do hard accelerations. Check the owner's manual for proper break in intructions.
2) The "proper" break-in has be highly debated on these pages.
10-25-2007, 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by afwfjustin,Oct 25 2007, 02:45 PM
I sometimes go days without using VTEC. I get around 250rwhp right at 5600 where VTEC engages so shifting at 4-5K is where you all are shifting at 9K 
If I go to 6k I'm making around 215whp and nearly 190ft/lbs...much better then stock
10-25-2007, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by 00integrals,Oct 25 2007, 09:27 AM
I drive like a grandma all week shifting at roughly 3k. Mostly for the gas mileage and because traffic down here on the MS coast sucks and rarely in the middle of traffic is there a chance to even come close to VTEC. O wells ... 28+ MPG FTW! Haha.
Somebody forgot to give these guys the common sense manual when they left the show room
10-25-2007, 10:11 PM
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How in world you don't go over 3k????
I even go over 4k when i pull out from my garage
I do city driving most of the times, and i stay over 5k most of the times.
I love red lights
I even go over 4k when i pull out from my garage
I do city driving most of the times, and i stay over 5k most of the times.
I love red lights
