RedlineHonda67
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hey i was wondering when i should get my vtec to kick in i have a 95 honda civic ex with a d16z6 im gettin my ECU chipped and was wondering when i should get the Vtec to kick in any help? thanks for looking
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what mods are you running?
you'll probably make the most power leaving it stock if your car mostly is too. i/h/e don't really matter
I agree with B on this one. Unless you have altered compression, port work, or a hot cam you will not see much of any gains messing with the crossover point.
You may see some small improvements to economy, drive-ability, and power having the car dyno tuned with the mods you have but an off the shelf generic chip is pretty much a waste.
an off the shelf generic chip is pretty much a waste.
^^ this
another dumb question what is the stock vtec engagement is it 4800 or 5000?
according to the Helms Manual its 4800
i was gettin a chip and tune by Spoon Sports
unlikely
more likely... you were getting a $15 chip off ebay that was a "Spoon Sports chip"
which means that it is a generic chip that someone threw together that at best is based roughly on the base map that spoon runs in their HIGHLY modded DOHC (usually B series) race cars (hint: Spoon doesnt run generic chip tunes, they tune their cars individually)
which means that it will be pig ass rich (usually around 11:1afr) and have the ignition and fuel maps all wrong for your SOHC D series engine along with having the VTEC cross over point all wrong for your stock single cam
you will lose power
your mpg will blow
it wont run right
you will likely blow it up
stay away from generic chips
if you want to tune your car get some real tuning software and get it tuned on a dyno
or get a socketed ECU and get a chip burned specifically for your car...again preferably tuned on a dyno
street tunes are also acceptable... but either way get a tune that is specific to your car
what are your overall goals / intentions for this car?
If turbo is your ultimate goal I wouldn't have even bothered with the intake and header...you're not going to need those with the turbo setup...