What Vtec feel like???

[crxkicks]

Hi guys... I had a ride in my frd's EG6 (b16a2) yesterday. i saw my frd driving up to 7500 rpm in 2nd gear and kept on doing that with 3rd gear, but i didn't actually feel anything difference...

the only thing that i noticed was the sound of the engine changed at abt 5800 rpm, but i really didn't feel any specail or being pulled..

so, can anyone tell me how does it actually feel like when the VTEC kicks in??

[civickiller]

you dont really feel anything, liek you said its more an just an exhaust noise change. well at least i dont remember feeling anything when i drove my friend 5th gen b16a2

[almxdupintegra]

Should feel that added power, speed increase high revs.

[knorwj]

I think in a b16 the feeling is minimal, in a b18 you will feel a better kick. An h22 I bet would feel sweet.
I know I feel a pretty decent kick in my b17.

[Crippy]

yea my vtec is very noticeable ... sound wise and speed wise , it feels like it starts gliding after vtec kicks ...

[B1SiR6A]

Well with my car sound goes from a wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh to a wAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA type sound and I dont feel it much on the street but if im at the track and i have my headlight out for better intake I feel it alot more...one time my head actually drifted back because of VTEC engaging....I was proud of my car when that happened....

[MrCas]

you get this warm tingly feeling all over and before you know it your in love........oops wrong forum

[crabby760]

if you wanna feell vtec kick in ... take off ur cat and ehhaust and run a straight header and u will FEEL IT PULL

[knorwj]

Originally Posted by crabby760

if you wanna feell vtec kick in ... take off ur cat and ehhaust and run a straight header and u will FEEL IT PULL

I ran mine like that for awhile... it ran like shit and had no pull at all. once I got a rel exhaust hooked up again it felt like it had more pull. all it did for me was let me hear the engagement better, but like I said I felt it more with a full exhaust.

[SiGNAL748]

This might sound weird, but i think you can feel it more if you're the one driving the car, not just sitting there as the passenger.

Anyone else agree with me on this?

[knorwj]

does anyone elses car try and turn the steering wheel hard right whenever it kicks in or you accelerate hard? I know my alignment is fine, and everything drives straight as an arrow but as soon as I accelerate hard or vtec kicks in my steering wheel trys to whip around and the whole car jerks to the right a little? anyone else have this?

and yeah I think it may be a driver thing... although my one friend says he loves driving in my car with me cuz he likes feeling that "kick" so who knows.

[SiGNAL748]

torque-steer?

[knorwj]

Originally Posted by SiGNAL748

torque-steer?

yeah i've been thinking that but have never actually read a definition on what torque steer actually does so i dunno. besides how can 117ft/lbs create torque steer? haha oh well.

[Prelude707]

In my H22A4 you can really feel when vtec kicks in. It seems in first and second gears the difference is small, but in thrid and fourth it seems to really do the most. Plus with an aftermarket exhaust your car sounds so badass in vtec.

[SiGNAL748]

Originally Posted by knorwj

yeah i've been thinking that but have never actually read a definition on what torque steer actually does so i dunno. besides how can 117ft/lbs create torque steer? haha oh well.

well i guess you can take into consideration that your car is somewhat light for the torque it puts down?

All I can say is that my car torque steers like a motherf*cker.
Although in some cases that might not be a good thing

I'd also have to agree with the above, h22's vtec kicks a bit harder than the b16's.