Thread: stock 92 civic vx vtec question?
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Old 06-24-2014, 11:59 PM   #16 (permalink)
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this is saying 12v mode should disengage then.
12 valves are always working. All vtec does is engage 1 additional valve per cylinder. The "normal" mode of the engine is 12 valves, when you need more "power"*, that word is relative, vtec engages all 16 valves.

*Power is the ponies provided above 2500 rpm.





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