Problem with VTEC

[lude4henro]

I have a 5th gen prelude...base model. to anyone else who has one...when vtec kicks in, do you feel the pull? cause i sure dont. i can only hear when vtec kicks in. i have a friend with a civic hb with a gsr swap and i took it for a ride a couple days ago. you can defiantly feel the pull when vtec kicks in...it pulls hard and with the prelude he was like...is the vtec on or what. is this cause the prelude is so heavy?

[AcesHigh]

No. Even a fifth gen (hehe ) should be able to feel it. Check your oil pressure again, this is the most common ailment to VTEC problems.

[lude4henro]

it's reading normal

[AcesHigh]

1) Is your engine coolant at normal, warmed up, operating temperatures.
2) Has the car ever been dyno tuned.
3) Is it stock or not. What modifications do you have on it.
4) Is there a CEL.

VTEC depends on several things, oil pressure, temperature, and all the different sensors and solenoids working properly.

[partyhardryan16]

go to your mechanic and have a diagnostics done on it... if there are anyproblems with the vtec they will know... your engine check light isnt on is it? with my old accord for some strange reason the engine check light came on one day, vtec stopped kicking in, light shut off, vtec worked fine... could be many things

[lude4henro]

the only thing i done to it are header, intake, exhaust, and pulley. the car has never been dynoed. i dont see a reason to do it since i have such few mods. the vtec does kick in...i can hear it but there is no pull. it's like a small mini boost compared to the civic hb my friend has.

[juicy19]

You're going to feel it more in a civic HB with a GSR swap. That's a light car with a pretty beefy engine - for a 4 cyl. Maybe you're expecting too much out of it.

[lude4henro]

i guess you are right. the car is just too heavy...errr

[crzyCollegeKid]

i used to really feel vtec kick in when i first got my car, now i hear it more than i feel it. i think i just got desensitived to it. however, i do think i have a problem with oil pressure, how the hell do you check that?

[partyhardryan16]

you can get a gauge for pretty much anything... im pretty sure you can get a oil pressure gauge installed

[CocaColaEatsPie]

You can deffinently get an oil pressure gauge installed, some vehicles even come stock with one.

[crzyCollegeKid]

nevermind on my post i went around playing with my car. it had been a while since i had gone around launching for no apparent reason. i definately felt the vtec kick in everytime.

[AcesHigh]

I was going to say... if you don't feel VTEC, there is something wrong with the engine components. Or you've been dyno tuned to have a smooth VTEC crossover.