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I' ve been riding in my friends 02 rsx and my friends si and when their vtec kicks in its really loud... I cant hear it in mine at all. Is that normal? I mean is it cuz its a sohc and not a dohc or did something get disconnected?

 
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our SOHC ULEV civics were meant to be mother-earth-friendly. your car is fine.

 
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your VTEC is for economy not performance. Your little Civic also doesnt rev to 8k rpms like an RSX can.

 
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Yup... better get used to it! It's just a Civic!

DOHCs are loud... simple as that cuz they are DOHCs... hehe (loudest Honda engine goes to the Integra GS-R.)

If it helps, get a REALLY loud exhaust for your car, and you won't even hear the engine anymore... just the exhaust.

 
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Robert,

I can barely, and I do mean Barely, feel VTEC engagement on my 02 EX coupe. It's almost as if it isn't even happening. I felt it a bit more prior to switching over to a synthetic oil. Wonder if that had any effect? It shouldn't.

Xjet

 
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Thanks X,

It's great to know I'm not the only one... I love cold mornings though.

 
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<< Yup... better get used to it! It's just a Civic!

DOHCs are loud... simple as that cuz they are DOHCs... hehe (loudest Honda engine goes to the Integra GS-R.)

If it helps, get a REALLY loud exhaust for your car, and you won't even hear the engine anymore... just the exhaust. >>



How is the GSR loudest? It only revs to 8k with fuel cutoff of 8100...the Type R's (teg and Civic) rev to 8400...I dont even know what there fuel cutoff is!

 
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and I forgot S2k revs to 9k!

 
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i duno, i can still feel the VTEC kicking in when i floor it.. seems to pull alot easier once it hits 4000rpms. maybe i just love my civic too much and over think about the VTEC..lol

 
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all this may be true about the D17, but to tell you the truth, I like it so much more than the previous D16 in the older civics.

 
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Since I installed my exhaust and cai there has been the expected loss of low end grunt. The once barely detectable change is now pretty evident in my opinion. Especially, if you are moderately accelerating. I'll be going along and at about 4k it just comes alive.

 
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THE REASON YOU HEAR VTEC IN THOSE CARS IS BECAUSE THE HAVE VTEC ON THE EXHAUST CAM AND WE DONT EVEN HAVE AN EXHAUST CAM. THATS WHY YOU HEAR VTEC KICK IN OUT OF THE EXHAUST.

 
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<< How is the GSR loudest? It only revs to 8k with fuel cutoff of 8100...the Type R's (teg and Civic) rev to 8400...I dont even know what there fuel cutoff is! >>

I know this is late... but you know me.

The highest I've heard someone rev the ITR (from an ITR webpage) was that they redlined up to 8,600 RPMS!!!

And again (from what I heard... too much of this goes on in the forums... :nono[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG] the GS-R's engine has the loudest (out of the Integra's). But then they have the same engine... Type R has better limited slip differential, p&p, etc. Who knows. I can find out a lil' while from now since my bro has a GS-R and I'm getting a... eheh...