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v-tech convertion
when installing a v-tech head on a non v-tech block is it necessary to route the oil lines that are present in the oem v-tech engine?
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Yes, you would need to route the oil lines to the VTEC head in order to activate the high cam lobes.
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the thing is that i have made the swap before and i havent done the routing yet the v-tech has always worked...why?????
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thats impossible. in order to move the hydraulic piston inside the rocker arms it requires oil pressure to push the pistons from the primary rocker arm to the mid rocker arm then into the secondary rocker arm. once theyre engaged it will basically activate the high rpm cam lobe
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pichon = cant even spell vtec right so how is he going to pull of a head swap.. answer he wont he will just blow up the car and hopefully himself so that will be one less moron trying to mod a car..

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Originally posted by HondaLuver
hey Spider883 what about me
what about you?


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yea u are right.. so not worth it... u have to remeber there are only two reasons the ex has more hp then the lx.. first the vtec does add some and the second is the compression ratio.. the ex has 9.9:1 and the lx has 9.5:1 .. and yes that does make a difference
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Originally posted by Spider883
yea u are right.. so not worth it... u have to remeber there are only two reasons the ex has more hp then the lx.. first the vtec does add some and the second is the compression ratio.. the ex has 9.9:1 and the lx has 9.5:1 .. and yes that does make a difference
u forgot one of the reasons....the exhaust system on the ex. (mainly the header/cat)
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opps .. thanks cambo.. yea the cat is right in the exhaust mainifold which restricts flow
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dude my advice.... buy another engine... twin cam =)
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best bet (only 2 so far, so pick one) -

turbo (sf, turbodiscounters, max rev)
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swap (k20a, k20a2, or k20a3, maybe k24 if anyone tries it in a coupe or sedan. it already fits into the SI mini-van)
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cambo is right but he posted in the wrong order

1.swap (k20a, k20a2, or k20a3, maybe k24)

then like in 4 or 5 years

2.turbo (sf, turbodiscounters, max rev)
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Originally posted by Spider883
pichon = cant even spell vtec right so how is he going to pull of a head swap.. answer he wont he will just blow up the car and hopefully himself so that will be one less moron trying to mod a car..

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thanks brother man for the compliment. as for pichon, you gotta give him credit. english is probably his second language as he is from puerto rico.
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Yea... a lot of people don't know stuff here... I think I am one of them.. but I keep my mouth shut pretty well.
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if you ever visit puerto rico u can go to carolina's speed way, or ponce speed way!! you will see some good engine creations there. if fact we have the best sincronized trans in the world its on a civic SI.
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Really man? It wouldn't be in Japan... Just a guess... But I'll take your word on it.
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no japan has the 4. sec mile civic. lol
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yeah, those puerto rican racers are no joke
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They might not be a joke... but wouldn't Logic tell you that Japan would have the best... since the cars are Japanese... I don't know... But if they are so gangsta... THEM *****Z IS MAD TIGHT, AND MO' PROPZ TO MY HOMIES!!!
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honda_2k1; soy de guaynabo

As far as the oil line you dont need it. I have had the vtec head in my car for the last 6 months and there hasnt been a problem yet. The VTEC activates perfect and I have it connected to an rpm switch. If you need help with something PM me.

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you own a 7th gen vic?
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yeah it's vtec, open your g** d*mn hood and spell it out next time.
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i would just like to quote what pichon pmed me today.. after seeing this im sure everyone here would like to help him
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DID I SPELL THAT CORRECTLY?
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He misspelled all of it...
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He misspelled all of it...
no actually he did spell it right i just changed the letters around so u could see what it was instead of just *****



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