my vtec's not working?

[h22dude]

so ive been messing around with my cb alot lately, and decided to delete my charcoal canister and black box, also blocked off my egr cause i was told u dont need it. anyways this is how i did it, if theres something that doesnt seem right and would make vtec not want to engage pleaz let me know.
For the charcoal canister i just took it out ran the line under the car to that other bigger hose that dumps out on the passenger side. and for the egr i cut up some pepsi cans perfect to the shape of the gasket and put them underneath it, to block it off. now all i have left is tha map sensor and i left the cvc white and green thingy cause it looked kinda important. so basicly thats all thats running to my throttle body right now. i thought this seemed right and the car runs ok, but just no vtec

o also what do i do with the connectors on the egr and the other one that was by the map sensor plug them back in or just leave them unplugged?

any help much appreciated
thanks guys

[Masamune]

I feel really, really stupid asking you this question based on your name and described symptoms, but you do have an H22 in your car right? Like not the stock F22Ax engine?

[psawall]

The EGR might not be required to make the car run, but it's a good thing to have. Introducing exhaust gasses back into the intake (which is what the EGR does) will keep the combustion temperature down and reduces NOx emissions. It also leans out your air/fuel mix when you're at cruising speeds to boost fuel economy. It does a few other things too that make your car run better overall too, but whatever.

The charcoal canister filters the evaporating fuel from your fuel tank when the pressure gets too high and needs to release some of the gas vapor. The charcoal stores the raw hydrocarbons before the vapor gets released which prevents pollution. When your car is running, it will draw a negative pressure on the canister and draw out the hydrocarbons from the charcoal and burn it off when the car is running. This makes good use of your evaporated fuel and keeps the air clean.

So while neither is required, they are still good things to have. I'm not a tree hugger or anything, but I'm not into shooting myself in the foot either by putting toxins into the air I breathe and then wonder why I have cancer when I hit 40. Unless you've got a good reason, it's best to keep them on. Just letting you know so you can make an INFORMED decision...

[93blackcb7]

did you check your vtec fluid hahahahahahahahahahahah

[alvarado626]

Was That a Joke ???

[h22dude]

thanks for the info, and yes its an h22, and yes vtec fluid is topped off LOL. but still need to know if any of this would have made my vtec ceise to engage.

[rob_is_legend]

did you check your vtec fluid hahahahahahahahahahahah

Was That a Joke ???

Yes, it was a joke.

[h22dude]

bump!!!!!!!!! help a brother out man!

[deevergote]

Is your check engine light on? VTEC often won't engage if it is. Also, check your oil level. If oil pressure is low, it won't engage either.

did you check your vtec fluid hahahahahahahahahahahah

Stuff like that will get you banned. Either help, or don't post.

[h22dude]

thank you for some actual insight on my prob. yea no check enging light unless its burnt out or something, and the oil is good. hey is there like a link to a thread that i missed about deleting the egr and all the stuff in the black box that might help some of my questions. i looked man but didnt find anything to specific or informative

[deevergote]

I think the ECU might actually throw a code for the EGR being blocked off... not 100% positive, but it's something to look into.

Does the check engine light come on briefly when you start the car? All the dash lights should, just to show that they're functional.


If the oil isn't low, then the CEL should be going off for anything else that would cause VTEC not to work.

What ECU are you running?

[87awwhelznaww92]

did you check your vtec fluid hahahahahahahahahahahah

he forgot to rotate and balance the idle air valves haha...

[deevergote]

he forgot to rotate and balance the idle air valves haha...

Did you see my response to that comment? The same goes for you.

Help, or don't bother posting... you're wasting his time, MY time, and my bandwidth with worthless posts.

[904drACCORDMANG]

I think the ECU might actually throw a code for the EGR being blocked off... not 100% positive, but it's something to look into.

Does the check engine light come on briefly when you start the car? All the dash lights should, just to show that they're functional.


If the oil isn't low, then the CEL should be going off for anything else that would cause VTEC not to work.

What ECU are you running?

Theres actually two codes related to egr, when I deleted my egr I got a cel first time i started the car, but later on on got a jdm pt6 and now i dont have ANY cel. Im pretty sure jdm motors use egr so but im sure blocking off egr with a unmod usdm ecu will give cel, and as stated above vtech wont engage with cel

[h22dude]

my dumbness deevergote, my cel does come on when i turn the key i didnt even think about that. so its def not burnt out. for the ecu thats not really something i know alot about, but i think its p28. reason being it has a sticker on it that says jk tuning, from previous owner. when i go to there site, only honda ecu's they have are chipped p28 and p06 for hondata or something. so from what accordmang said my car wouldnt throw a cel for egr if the ecu isnt stock. idk now im confused man.
i just wanna bang me some vtac!