# WTF does my car have VTEC? **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [March 3, 2009, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-does-my-car-have-vtec/122257 "2009-03-03T09:45:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![R33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f8ce5/32.png) [@R33](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/R33)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-does-my-car-have-vtec/122257/1 "2009-03-03T09:45:31Z")
![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/1quickmx6/DSC02303.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/1quickmx6/DSC02303.jpg) theres a 20hp jump @ 5 k … ppl have said it maybe a bad knock sensor , but ive tested the voltage and its within spec. can anyone explain this ? ---
**Author:** ![nitescream](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8797f3/32.png) [@nitescream](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitescream)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-does-my-car-have-vtec/122257/2 "2009-03-03T09:52:34Z")
u sure it was your coupe!? lol good job ---
**Author:** ![future\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f04885/32.png) [@future\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/future_240)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-does-my-car-have-vtec/122257/3 "2009-03-03T10:05:11Z")
i think it may be a rust issue? ---
**Author:** ![RED\_LINE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/red_line/32/5656_2.png) [@RED\_LINE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RED_LINE)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-does-my-car-have-vtec/122257/4 "2009-03-03T14:08:13Z")
wow, that’s some really good numbers Dan! makes me wanna go on the dyno too, how many km’s on your engine bro? oh ya…plus mods 😉 haha ---
**Author:** ![R33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f8ce5/32.png) [@R33](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/R33)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-does-my-car-have-vtec/122257/5 "2009-03-03T19:00:45Z")
220ish kms on it ---
**Author:** ![sidewayz240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@sidewayz240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sidewayz240)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-does-my-car-have-vtec/122257/6 "2009-03-03T19:05:54Z")
Is that 23 hp from advancing the timing?? Jesusss. I just got mine dyno’d last week too. Mods on yours? ---
**Author:** ![R33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f8ce5/32.png) [@R33](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/R33)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-does-my-car-have-vtec/122257/7 "2009-03-03T19:08:34Z")
> [@The DMV wants my plates](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dmv-wants-my-plates/20613/3): > > Is that 23 hp from advancing the timing?? Jesusss. I just got mine dyno’d last week too. Mods on yours? what did you put down ? just header , 3" testpipe 3-3.5" exhaust , intake . butterfly / egr delete ---
**Author:** ![sidewayz240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@sidewayz240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sidewayz240)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-does-my-car-have-vtec/122257/8 "2009-03-03T19:19:57Z")
I put down 119hp/141tq on a dynodynamics. But it has a function to compensate for the difference compared to a dynojet. With that in place I was around 134hp. 261,xxxkm, header, highflowcat, 2.5 catback and intake. Stock timing. ---
**Author:** ![R33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f8ce5/32.png) [@R33](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/R33)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-does-my-car-have-vtec/122257/9 "2009-03-03T19:27:50Z")
are u down for 1/4 @ cayuga? it should be a real close race ---
**Author:** ![RED\_LINE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/red_line/32/5656_2.png) [@RED\_LINE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RED_LINE)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-does-my-car-have-vtec/122257/10 "2009-03-03T19:44:05Z")
> [@TrailBlazer SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/trailblazer-ss/20608/13): > > 220ish kms on it > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XNbT2OAcJg](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XNbT2OAcJg) badass backfire! haha:cool: ---
**Author:** ![sidewayz240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@sidewayz240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sidewayz240)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-does-my-car-have-vtec/122257/11 "2009-03-03T19:53:45Z")
> [@Sweet drawing thing...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sweet-drawing-thing/20595/6): > > are u down for 1/4 @ cayuga? > > it should be a real close race By the time spring/summer hits I hopefully wont be in the same chassis, but a similar ka with fewer km. Should still be super close. I’d be down for a few runs, sure. ---
**Author:** ![XSNRGE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xsnrge/32/5565_2.png) [@XSNRGE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XSNRGE)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-does-my-car-have-vtec/122257/12 "2009-03-03T19:56:59Z")
YES! You do have VTEC! I noticed a similar thing with the 91 Stanza that my family used to own! At around 2800 - 3000 RPM it was pulling, but then a shot of power just came out of nowhere! The only difference between YOUR vtec versus Honda’s vtec is that when YOURS kicks in, you actually have torque and hp. When Honda’s kicks in, its like waiting for turbo lag to disappear… Except the car just gets noisier and nothing happens 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DA\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba8739/32.png) [@DA\_1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DA_1)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-does-my-car-have-vtec/122257/13 "2009-03-03T19:59:07Z")
yo was that a 5th gear pull lol that was mad long.great numbers bro now thats a great motor to boost… comeon dan lets do it proper this time. look how much fun those guys are having with their ka-t`s in the states + u no how crazy mine was til i sold it. ---
**Author:** ![XSNRGE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xsnrge/32/5565_2.png) [@XSNRGE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XSNRGE)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-does-my-car-have-vtec/122257/14 "2009-03-03T20:07:16Z")
^^^ I noticed that too… I looked at the video time and thought, is that really how long it takes for our KA’s to go from ~1,500 to redline? Because damn, our cars are slow lol ---
**Author:** ![SRI\_Motorsports](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@SRI\_Motorsports](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRI_Motorsports)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 8:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-does-my-car-have-vtec/122257/15 "2009-03-03T20:34:15Z")
My Ka in my DD does the same thing. It pulls so hard in 3rd and 4th around 5gs. I think its the cams and the timing. Mine is 12 degrees advanced always on sunoco 94. Never dyno’d it but it picks up hard. I also have a 3 angle valve job and some flow improvements around the valve stem. The ports are all blue printed. ---
**Author:** ![XSNRGE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xsnrge/32/5565_2.png) [@XSNRGE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XSNRGE)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-does-my-car-have-vtec/122257/16 "2009-03-03T20:38:00Z")
Peter, if you don’t mind me asking, where’d you get the cylinder head job done? How much did it set you back, roughly. I’m planning to have some head work done on a SOHC KA that I’ll be building. ---
**Author:** ![RED\_LINE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/red_line/32/5656_2.png) [@RED\_LINE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RED_LINE)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-does-my-car-have-vtec/122257/17 "2009-03-03T21:32:28Z")
so advancing the timing can help with power & fuel saving right? stock BTDC for a KAE = 15 stock BTDC for a KADE = 20 this i know, but how much is safe for an engine on 87 octane - 91 max without knock I don’t know lol. ---
**Author:** ![Fobwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ea924/32.png) [@Fobwall](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fobwall)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-does-my-car-have-vtec/122257/18 "2009-03-03T21:36:37Z")
Congrats! You found the hidden VTEC! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![DA\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba8739/32.png) [@DA\_1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DA_1)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 9:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-does-my-car-have-vtec/122257/19 "2009-03-03T21:42:28Z")
> [@FS: evo 8 stock IC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-evo-8-stock-ic/20538/12): > > Peter, if you don’t mind me asking, where’d you get the cylinder head job done? How much did it set you back, roughly. > > I’m planning to have some head work done on a SOHC KA that I’ll be building. when ur ready to get ur head ported let me know its $500 4 any 4 banger i can get u pics,i wouldnt take it to no 1 else but this guy.he is a perfectionist,he did my 2jz head thats how much i trust his work… he`s based in pickering ---
**Author:** ![Martino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/martino/32/5674_2.png) [@Martino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Martino)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 9:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-does-my-car-have-vtec/122257/20 "2009-03-03T21:59:26Z")
im glad my header made power for you lol [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-does-my-car-have-vtec/122257.md?page=2)