Hitting VTEC - Honda Prelude Forum

mr-scarface · 12-17-2001, 02:22 AM

ok, im just curious about how often you prelude owners hit vtec during regular driving. every gear? only a few times every drive?

12-17-2001, 02:36 AM

well...im a little ***** when it comes to my car hehe..i don't hit it very often....i'm either balls deep (through the gears shifting at redline), or shifting @3-3.5k...there's really no inbetween for me

it's really weird though, once i hit vtec, i just CAN'T let off before (or a few hundred revs shy of) the tach indicated redline..vtec beckons me

all my friends tell me i drive like a pansy

...o well

LuDeGirL1004 · 12-17-2001, 03:48 AM

VTEC in every gear? What kind of gas mileage would a person get doing that? I usually hit VTEC every once in a while when provoked by other cars to do so.

mr-scarface · 12-17-2001, 06:03 AM

well i've heard of a few people who hit vtec in most gears consistently.

prelude2005 · 12-17-2001, 06:59 AM

haha im with prelude_driver here...

all or nothing haha

HMC168 · 12-17-2001, 08:42 AM

I hit VTEC all the time, and the gas milege is horrible. Get about 240 miles full tank.

Princess Halani · 12-17-2001, 09:21 AM

I like to switch to my higher profile set of cams every once in a while, not every gear mostly 1st, 2nd, and 3rd unless I'm on the freeway then I downshift to 4th

Justwakin · 12-17-2001, 12:43 PM

im with HMC168

I hit VTEC all the time, and the gas milege is horrible. Get about 240 miles full tank.

mr-scarface · 12-17-2001, 06:07 PM

yeha..see...some people hit vtec ALL THE TIME. The ONLY reason i dont do it is cause of fuel consumption. I only vtec it once every 5 minutes or so during normal driving, not even.

2kPreludeSH · 12-17-2001, 09:04 PM

I only hit VTEC when I'm late for school.

UZ 2 B AUTO · 12-17-2001, 09:09 PM

****ty gas milage here too

NoelJ · 12-17-2001, 11:56 PM

I hit VTEC every friday night coming off work and when in reverse out of the driveway to go to work on monday again!

Princess Halani · 12-18-2001, 12:00 AM

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Originally posted by NoelJ
I hit VTEC every friday night coming off work and when in reverse out of the driveway to go to work on monday again!

VTEC backing up?

ImagePree · 12-18-2001, 12:11 AM

don't hit VTEC all that much, considering.
but i do shift pretty late on every gear, lots of downshifts on highway, etc....

Mike95lude · 12-18-2001, 10:08 AM

yeah im pretty much all or nothing to...

i will either drive normally and baby the car most of the time.
or i might drive hard to the top of the low-cam and shift
if I vtec it i am going to bring it fairly close to redline...you wont see me hitting vtec and then shifting at like 5600 rpm to the next gear or anything...thats a waste of gas and if u are doing that then you really had no use in ever using VTEC

12-18-2001, 12:05 PM

will vtec engage in reverse????

marcucci · 12-18-2001, 12:16 PM

Yes.

12-18-2001, 12:47 PM

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Originally posted by marcucci
Yes.

...I'd never do it anyways...reverse is jerky enough at low rpms

ThatPreludeGuy · 12-18-2001, 12:50 PM

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Originally posted by HMC168
I hit VTEC all the time, and the gas milege is horrible. Get about 240 miles full tank.

Yup that's me too! What fun is the lude if your not VTEC-ing every chance you get!

gLudeous · 12-18-2001, 01:59 PM

I absolutely have to twice a day otherwise I'll get my rear end smashed in while trying to get onto the highway on my way to and from work. But I naturally tend to shift right after VTEC engages if I'm trying to get moving pretty quick (or it'll spin the tires on bad surfaces in 1st), seems that much gets the job done unless I'm trying to really haul.