VTEC question....

ok so tonite i was coming home from my girlfriends house and i hit 110mph on the highway at about 3600 rpm
is that good? or bad ? keep in mind all i have is a catback exhaust and no engine mods.....but my real question, is when does the vtec kick in ?????? thanx guys!!!!!

Well since your engine and wheels are physically tied together, you'll car will hit 110 at 3600 rpm in that gear, Vtec or not.  But the wisdom of hitting 110 in an American highway...isn't the best idea.

y isnt that a good idea ??? popo dont know me...ha...but when would the vtec kick in ????

Don't know exactly, VTEC should have already kicked in if you're going that fast. VTEC usually kicks in on the higher rpms (5rpm+). 

110 eh?  hopefully it was deserted.

well im pretty sure i never hit anything higher than 5000 rpm but ill take it out in the morning and see...
yea it wasnt deserted but it was at night...which probly doesnt matter but o well....it was so smooth i know i could have gone faster...how will i know when vtec kicks in will i feel it or not ?

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ORIGINAL: pyaarawala

Don't know exactly, VTEC should have already kicked in if you're going that fast. VTEC usually kicks in on the higher rpms (5rpm+). 

wait, what?
1st, what kind of car does this guy even have? VTEC doesnt kick on 5k unless you have an H22. other than that, it kicks in around 4k on 5th gens.
2nd, why in the world would you have to think you have to go 110mph in order for vtec to engage? try 1st and 2nd to test your vtec
3rd, no unless you have an H22, you will normally NOT feel the vtec engage, its sort of "non-performance" kind for most Hondas.
4th, this thread is retarded.

^agreed not that there isnt a search function that would have pointed you to the answer

VTEC can kick in over a wide range of RPM's.  The only way to know for sure is install a VTEC indicator light.  Here's a DIY: http://www.6thgenaccord.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6831&highlight=vtec+indicator+light
It costs less than $30.  The thread has some links to videos of one installed showing vtec as low as 2300 rpms.
As mentioned above, you are not going to be able to tell when it kicks in if you have a SOHC.

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ORIGINAL: Velocifero

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ORIGINAL: pyaarawala

Don't know exactly, VTEC should have already kicked in if you're going that fast. VTEC usually kicks in on the higher rpms (5rpm+). 

wait, what?
1st, what kind of car does this guy even have? VTEC doesnt kick on 5k unless you have an H22. other than that, it kicks in around 4k on 5th gens.
2nd, why in the world would you have to think you have to go 110mph in order for vtec to engage? try 1st and 2nd to test your vtec
3rd, no unless you have an H22, you will normally NOT feel the vtec engage, its sort of "non-performance" kind for most Hondas.
4th, this thread is retarded.

You can definitely feel VTEC engage on the F23 motor. At least I do. Also, where did I say that the you HAVE to go 110mph for the VTEC to engage? Also, I said I don't know exactly, but I THINK it kicks in around 5, my bad, I was a little off. Last, this thread is not retarded, if someone has a question, we discuss it, right? What happened to common courtesy?

basic stock for the f23 motor is about 4250rpms,   if its something different then the ecu has been altered in some way,    and  if you say you feel vtec kick in and youre gauging it at 5k rpms then you probably cant feel vtec kick in,  and yes..... it is kinda pointless cause its been talked about many times

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You can definitely feel VTEC engage on the F23 motor. At least I do. Also, where did I say that the you HAVE to go 110mph for the VTEC to engage? Also, I said I don't know exactly, but I THINK it kicks in around 5, my bad, I was a little off. Last, this thread is not retarded, if someone has a question, we discuss it, right? What happened to common courtesy?

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you didnt say it about the 110mph thing, the original poster did, or rather came off that way. and its sad that it took 6 posts (my post) for everyone to realize how ridiculous this topic and the original post were. this guy didnt need any help nor had a helpful question. this thread isnt helping anyone at all, its useless.

It helped me out. I learned something new...i learned tht the VTEC is "non-performance" on most Hondas(unless your wrong). And i learned a way to install a VTEC light. So this thread was helpful and informative...
Apart from the "common courtesy" issue, good post....becuz i learned something.
 
And now i will go search and try to learn wat an f22 and h22 are. Thankz.

Check out the link 00Accord supplied....VTEC can kick in as low as 2500ish RPM.

you can set vtec to kick in whenever you want,   you just kinda defeat the purpose of having it the lower you go in an economy car

and isnt that method of having a vtec light kinda a bad idea?  whats the voltage that the vtec solenoid operates at?  cause the led would fully kick on at 2volts give or take based on that setup

h22 is the motor i have which is in my signature. they come from either preludes or accord SiRs mainly or the Euro R Accord. when it kicks in at 5k, it sounds very different and it pulls alot harder, like a little turbo. preludes and those types of accords are performance-orientated cars, with a performance driven VTEC. VTEC should not be engaged at 2500, there isnt enough oil pressure then to allow VTEC to enagage the cam. VTEC is engaged by oil pressure. funny how i made this thread "not useless". i guess youre right, you can make anything useful if you work at it, haha.