Vtec Vs. Non Vtec

[CB7 Sleeper]

I agree.

And the power band does shift up with the nasty-er cam you get in the F22. This greatly affects the power curve when comparing it to an H22s power curve, even with cams.

[CB7 Sleeper]

True, though it still wouldn't suprise me if Honda continued with their original plan (albeit slightly delayed). The economy has picked back up slowly, And they wouldn't throw away the R&D that has already been achieved thus far.

I can see the continuation of this plan due to the fact that it's Honda. However, I can't see this coming over to the states due to Obama's new CAFE standards that owequitit mentioned.

With the strict new emissions and fuel economy regulations, Auto companies are really being limited, and I'm not seeing a good future for bigger displacement engines or even gasoline powered engines. It's a new time, and things in the automotive industry are changing rapidly.

[owequitit]

True, though it still wouldn't suprise me if Honda continued with their original plan (albeit slightly delayed). The economy has picked back up slowly, And they wouldn't throw away the R&D that has already been achieved thus far.

They might keep some of the chassis stuff around, but I am nearly 100% certain the engines are gone. Most likely, they will have a new V6 soon, and will probably opt to hybridize it. They are doing a TON of development on hybrids currently, as well as trying make Direct Injection feasible from a reliability standpoint, which is a MAJOR issue that other OEMs aren't talking about yet.

[CB7 Sleeper]

They might keep some of the chassis stuff around, but I am nearly 100% certain the engines are gone. Most likely, they will have a new V6 soon, and will probably opt to hybridize it. They are doing a TON of development on hybrids currently, as well as trying make Direct Injection feasible from a reliability standpoint, which is a MAJOR issue that other OEMs aren't talking about yet.

With the new standards, I can understand all the buzz about hybrid development right now. I can't say I agree with it, but that could be because I'm old fashioned, and I'm not really up for all the change. I'm also not a real environmentalist either, but I don't think many automotive guys are.

The hybrid system is going to be more and more common in years to come. The present technology in hybrid development has come very far very quickly. Just look at the Toyota Prius, and how popular it has become.

The point is, most manufacturers are working to engineer vehicles to operate on alternative fuels and more research is being done to make automobiles more environmentally friendly. Big displacement and high output engines are not a concern right now, and they also aren't very popular at this point in time. So manufacturers are spending their time and money on what will sell in the future.

[quaidum]

wow so much info

i just read all of this and my eyes are killing me

i love this thread u guys have put so much useful info about vtec and non vtec

its great. a lot of this knowledge comes with experience(not all of it but lots) and i'm glad

there is people on this site who have that

[CB7 Sleeper]

good information, lots and lots of it.

[owequitit]

Slightly off topic, but with regard to Acura and the future direction of Honda, the J series is dead.

A new V6 will debut in the near future (probably MY 2012) as the J series has reached its growth limit.

It will be interesting to see what features this engine comes with.

[CB7 Sleeper]

Slightly off topic, but with regard to Acura and the future direction of Honda, the J series is dead.

A new V6 will debut in the near future (probably MY 2012) as the J series has reached its growth limit.

It will be interesting to see what features this engine comes with.

Maybe it'll be a DOHC VTEC V6, instead of the J series' SOHC VTEC V6. Hmmmm, I wonder what they'll call it. L series maybe?

[manny_turbo]

non-vtec you just have a cam that either has topend or it doesnt...and VTEC is like having two cams on the intake and exhaust sides...out of vtec you have the economy of a f22...and in vtec you have the power from the heavens above...plain and simple ya see