VTEC suck???

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Originally posted by nonovurbizniz
and like I said before... I don't think vtec with the exception of the d15 has ANYTHING to do with fuel economy... that's just a trait inherient to a VERY small displacement 4valve/cylinder 4 banger.

It has everything to do with fuel economy & power. It is a compromise between the two. Without VTEC, the EXs, Sis, etc would be more dogs than they already are.
But you're right. A smaller displacement engine is inevitably going to use less gas than a larger displacement engine. That's just how it works.

Originally posted by chase
first off, this is absolutely wrong. second of all, actually cadillac had something similar to vtec way back in the 80's. anyone ever heard of 4-6-8? oh and while we are talking about it, dont forget that toyota has vvt-i and vvtl-i. variable valve timing with intelligence and variable valve timing and lift with intellegence.

do you have a vtec engine in your car? is so, drive it hard, really hard so that you stay in vtec almost all the time, see what your gas mileage goes to.

VVTI was already mentioned above....

Good luck staying in VTEC all the time. And like I said above, it was designed with the idea of offering good fuel economy and power. I get 24-27 MPG on my Si. And I have a very heavy foot.