However, the footage below concentrates on the experience of driving the car, so without further ado, you should really watch it, and hear the VTEC reach 9,000 rpm… In addition, if you don't like the noise of the engine, you can always turn it into an EV. By Andrei Nedelea.
http://www.carscoops.com/2013/06/hear-vtec-scream-in-pov-test-of-honda.html
VTEC (which stands for Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control) is an electronic and mechanical system in some Honda engines that allows the engine to effectively have multiple camshafts.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question229.htm
vtec kick. on a 2000 civic with a 1.6 L SOHC vtec when does the vtec engage or kick in. 54 Answers. Umm...it never 'kicks in' the system is always on...The point at which it switches which intake lobes are used varies depending on engine speed and oil pressure(And likely a couple more thing I don't know about).
https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/Discussion-t60324_ds437055
That would work great for the engine as long as it ran at this very slow speed. ­W­hen you increase the rpm, however, this configuration for the camshaft does not work well. If the engine is running at 4,000 rpm, the valves are opening and closing 2,000 times every minute, or thirty to fourty times every second.
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To the OP:: You're civic coupe has the d16y8 single vtec. Most people can't feel their vtec kick in. Vtec should be a smooth crossover. This is normal for single cams unless you have some bolt-ons then, you might actually 'hear' your vtec engagement.
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#3 OFFLINE. Hi mate, our vtec doesnt really kick in as such. The D16V1 engine thats in the sport is more of an economy vtec than that of power. Trying to tune them is like getting blood from a stone although a few people have seen 140-160bhp but thats costs alot of money!!! I think it uses 12 valves before vtec and then all 16 after but i might be wrong.
http://www.epcivic.com/index.php?/topic/4346-at-what-rpm-does-the-vtec-kick-in-16-sport/
On my civic the v-tech kicks in at 6000 RPM and u can feel and hear the difference..... 6 out of 6 people think this is helpful. Jaron answered 8 years ago. SOHC VTEC engages at 3800 RPM accd to my engine professor and the honda training video on VTEC.
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Hear the VTEC Scream in a POV Test of a Honda S2000. The Honda S2000 is one of the cars I like most, even though I haven't had the chance to drive one myself - yet.
http://www.carscoops.com/2013/06/hear-vtec-scream-in-pov-test-of-honda.html
Image Gallery: Engines The VTEC system in Honda engines allows the engine to have multiple camshafts. See more car engine pictures. If you have read How Car Engines Work, you know about the valves that let air into the engine and let exhaust out of the engine. You also know about the camshaft that controls the valves.
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at what rpms does vtec kick in
Vtec kicks in 6000 Revolutions per minute. The vtec kick in at 6000 RPM.