VTEC is over-rated
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are you coming to any meets down near the southside? I just got my motor in so I still have some work to do before I take it way up there. I'd like to run. Just a question....How do you think you'd stand up against a '93 lude with a JDM H22 with I/H/E?
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From: Alexandria
Originally posted by Spoonfed
hey i have an ls hatch and a stock b16a hatchback will not beat me. from the stop its all about the torque you have, not the horsepower. ls's push 128 pounds and b16's push 108. horsepower comes into play when you are highway racing. not drag!
hey i have an ls hatch and a stock b16a hatchback will not beat me. from the stop its all about the torque you have, not the horsepower. ls's push 128 pounds and b16's push 108. horsepower comes into play when you are highway racing. not drag!
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http://www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caran...in.xml?&page=4
Alot about hte down side of VTec and why I think the s2000 is very over rated, if you love the car more power to you, but I just feel there are better, more valuable cars out there to choose from...
Alot about hte down side of VTec and why I think the s2000 is very over rated, if you love the car more power to you, but I just feel there are better, more valuable cars out there to choose from...
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Originally posted by Spoonfed
almost everytime i raced a b16 hatch, i jumped at least a car and a half off the line..... it doesnt start pullin until mid 3rd gear, that gear is when his vtec comes into play.... so i would have you for much more then the 60 mark.
almost everytime i raced a b16 hatch, i jumped at least a car and a half off the line..... it doesnt start pullin until mid 3rd gear, that gear is when his vtec comes into play.... so i would have you for much more then the 60 mark.
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From: hampton
Originally posted by Spoonfed
hey i have an ls hatch and a stock b16a hatchback will not beat me. from the stop its all about the torque you have, not the horsepower. ls's push 128 pounds and b16's push 108. horsepower comes into play when you are highway racing. not drag!
hey i have an ls hatch and a stock b16a hatchback will not beat me. from the stop its all about the torque you have, not the horsepower. ls's push 128 pounds and b16's push 108. horsepower comes into play when you are highway racing. not drag!
I have yet to here any facts on why "Vtec" or the b16 cant perform it's task.
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From: oDU.
Originally posted by Spoonfed
hey i have an ls hatch and a stock b16a hatchback will not beat me. from the stop its all about the torque you have, not the horsepower. ls's push 128 pounds and b16's push 108. horsepower comes into play when you are highway racing. not drag!
hey i have an ls hatch and a stock b16a hatchback will not beat me. from the stop its all about the torque you have, not the horsepower. ls's push 128 pounds and b16's push 108. horsepower comes into play when you are highway racing. not drag!
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Originally posted by Spoonfed
almost everytime i raced a b16 hatch, i jumped at least a car and a half off the line..... it doesnt start pullin until mid 3rd gear, that gear is when his vtec comes into play.... so i would have you for much more then the 60 mark.
almost everytime i raced a b16 hatch, i jumped at least a car and a half off the line..... it doesnt start pullin until mid 3rd gear, that gear is when his vtec comes into play.... so i would have you for much more then the 60 mark.
It works well, and Im a NIssan guy.
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From: hampton
Originally posted by projsr20det
My understanding of VTEC is it engages after a specific RPM or an adjustable setting (read vtec controller) regardless of gear. When engaged, oil pressure "locks" an extra roller that makes contact with the more aggressive lobes on the cam. It really is just 2 cam profiles on 1 cam- 1 for low end, driveability and the other for top end power.
It works well, and Im a NIssan guy.
My understanding of VTEC is it engages after a specific RPM or an adjustable setting (read vtec controller) regardless of gear. When engaged, oil pressure "locks" an extra roller that makes contact with the more aggressive lobes on the cam. It really is just 2 cam profiles on 1 cam- 1 for low end, driveability and the other for top end power.
It works well, and Im a NIssan guy.
