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v-tec pics...
- Thread starter ColinG
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It's just you... :rasp:is it just me..or is v-tec the most pointless and over rated thing ever?
Quality pics mate, PMSL!!!
FWIW, it's just such a nicer engine compared to my 172 - it revs much freer, sounds a lot nicer at high revs. A lot of people go on about the vtec kick, but it's not that much of a kick IMO. I just end up using high revs more often because it sounds bloody brilliant lol.
RB 182 with CUP packs
I completely disagree!!!
I have previously owned a EP3 & DC5 & the VTEC changeover was ALOT more pronounced that the 182's 5K kick.
An orange one
I daresay all cars will be different..
I just kind of revved it hard...and at around 6k..there was a hesitation..followed by alot of noise...and leaving me very disappointed
I am not being biased on the clio's behalf..as at the time I was planning to buy a type-r, but having owned a 172 cup..the kick as it changes profile is really quite prominent and such a buzz especially as it got up to nearly 20000 miles
I just kind of revved it hard...and at around 6k..there was a hesitation..followed by alot of noise...and leaving me very disappointed
I am not being biased on the clio's behalf..as at the time I was planning to buy a type-r, but having owned a 172 cup..the kick as it changes profile is really quite prominent and such a buzz especially as it got up to nearly 20000 miles
you need to send that into top gear!!
Yeah hilarious! and the other guy is getting crushed and his face is smashing off the car
Thats f**king sick, should at least have a warning in the title ffs
CTR--VX220D
The Honda K20/a is one of the best engines made. Together with the gearbox.
Its the choice of engine upgrade [and on the wishlist] of all Lotus owners.
I love it!
Its the choice of engine upgrade [and on the wishlist] of all Lotus owners.
I love it!
CTR--VX220D
Nope the CTR ha more of a kick on 2nd cam.... I should know.
CTR--VX220D
Golf GTI PP Mk7
it doesnt raise the cams, 5k revs is just the point thwre they are working most efficiently, hence u get that kick.
Gaz_
ClioSport Club Member
Extreme mode
Exactly the same opinion, all these write ups you read about the v-tec kick. Drove my mates ctr (spoon cat back exhaust and some filter) and i was left underwhelmed. All noise. The 5k in my cup felt alots more agressive. I do like the ctr, but the change over is all hype imo.
geraboox is sweet mind.
CTR--VX220D
I dissagree - I have both my CTR and my 172 sat outside..... so I can jump out of one and drive the other. I will bet every penny I have that my CTR has more of a surge on cam.
This doesnt however make the way it delivers its power any better - just more of an event. The smoother and more spread the power delivery the better. Hence the Kpro.
This doesnt however make the way it delivers its power any better - just more of an event. The smoother and more spread the power delivery the better. Hence the Kpro.
Gaz_
ClioSport Club Member
Extreme mode
different strokes for different blokes eh?
I drove my cup a after jumping out of the ctr, and it 'felt' better at 5k. Maybe i need another drive, as a CTR might be the CUPS replacement come summer. Speed wise i know they are same, but with CTR's being thirsty for oil, and being smoked out (*edit from the exhaust!!!!*) by one having a play the other day doesnt inspire confidence.
I drove my cup a after jumping out of the ctr, and it 'felt' better at 5k. Maybe i need another drive, as a CTR might be the CUPS replacement come summer. Speed wise i know they are same, but with CTR's being thirsty for oil, and being smoked out (*edit from the exhaust!!!!*) by one having a play the other day doesnt inspire confidence.
Not true, this was the confusion Clarkson caused.
Was a 197
never known so much disagreemnt over a............KICK
like already said it is designed for fuel economy and performance, the engine realigns itself so it can hit 9000 rpm, other manufacturers have tried this zetec ecotec to name a few, but never as good as vtec
and how many vtec honda's do u see broken down or on back of tow truck because of engine malfunction, not many i'd imagine
imho behind the veyron's engine, its the best manfactured engine out there
like already said it is designed for fuel economy and performance, the engine realigns itself so it can hit 9000 rpm, other manufacturers have tried this zetec ecotec to name a few, but never as good as vtec
and how many vtec honda's do u see broken down or on back of tow truck because of engine malfunction, not many i'd imagine
imho behind the veyron's engine, its the best manfactured engine out there
CTR--VX220D
different strokes for different blokes eh?
I drove my cup a after jumping out of the ctr, and it 'felt' better at 5k. Maybe i need another drive, as a CTR might be the CUPS replacement come summer. Speed wise i know they are same, but with CTR's being thirsty for oil, and being smoked out (*edit from the exhaust!!!!*) by one having a play the other day doesnt inspire confidence.
That means it hasnt been run in properly. I have had my CTR from new - when I first had it - it drank about 1 litre of oil within a thousand miles - since then it hasnt needed topping up between oil changes. Oh and no smoke from the exhaust either - you may be looking at a shagged CTR.
I have had it on a '05 plate and have had no problems with it at all! Id love to be a honda mechanic - sitting on my ass all day! lol
Totally agree ... the gearbox is by far the best out there for a car under £30k.
However my 172 track car will mince my CTR [I wonder what my CTR would be like totally stripped though
]
cock mobile.
Agreed.
There just is no kick at at all in 182 / 172s.
The CTR kicks a bit, nothing to write home about.
DC5 kicks a lot more than the CTR
JUst for the record as well AEM V2 sucks, or rather sucks hot air :dead:
Agree too.Agreed.
There just is no kick at at all in 182 / 172s.
The CTR kicks a bit, nothing to write home about.
DC5 kicks a lot more than the CTR
JUst for the record as well AEM V2 sucks, or rather sucks hot air :dead:
Maybe my 172 was a shitter but I honestly couldn't notice ANY kick in mine.
My CTR has a kick that you can notice, but it's nothing like aw big as I think a lot of people expect given the past vtec engines.
Not had any experience of a DC5 - not going to as I'm worried it'd put my CTR to shame
LOL at the AEM V2 - at least that one doesn't suck in water lol (or am I confusing the 2 versions?)
_Tom
ClioSport Club Member
Octavia VRS
uneducated!
RB 182 with CUP packs
DC5 kicks a lot more than the CTR
JUst for the record as well AEM V2 sucks, or rather sucks hot air :dead:
The DC5 DOES kick alot harder than the UKDM EP3's due to different cams.
It feels alot different.
AEM is a cheap induction kit for the EP3 for a reason. Save up & buy a Gruppe M. Worth every penny.
RB 182 with CUP packs
There has never been a failure on the VTEC cam changeover within the engine. The cam changeover works on oil pressure. The cam will not change over will too little pressure (low oil normally). It's that feature of the engine that has never failed.
