actually, he is partly correct in thinking that. thats how it works on the h series motors. If you don't have the vtec selonoid hooked up right, or a bad connection or any other reason vtec is malfunctioning then the h series motors go into "limp mode" and the fuel cut and redline is lowered to 6300-6500 rpms (can't remember) and essentially it becomes a non-vtec h22 and runs like a h23 dohc non-vtec.