si vs vtec - Honda Prelude Forum

prelude94vtecga · 06-05-2002, 04:12 PM

I did a search on this and could not exactly find what i was looking for. SO if you ahve any information help.

I asked some one if si vtec and si are the same, and he told me no that si vtecs are from canada. Which it could be that my car is from there. I bought it used

Okay anyways I am 100% sure it is vtec and on the sticker between the body and the drivers side door where you open it, like where it says the model number it says si on there.

what are the differences between the us vtec and the vtec from canada? and the vtec us and the si us

ViZ · 06-05-2002, 06:01 PM

open your hood and if your valve cover says vtec then its an si vtec if it does not then its either an S or an SI ... the S is a single camand the SI is a dual cam (dohc). And the vtec model is made in the usa as well as canada. the only difference is canada has badging on the real that says S or SI where as in the US the only models that say anything besides prelude on the back are the VTEC model and teh SI4WS

viz

yield · 06-05-2002, 06:13 PM

Can also look at your redline. If it is around 6500, it is an SI, if it is around 7200 or so, it is vtec. And to clarify the Canadian badging:

U.S. Canada
S ======= S
Si ======= SR
VTEC ==== SR-V
Same cars, different badging

TheRedPrelude · 06-05-2002, 06:43 PM

The differences between the Si-Vtec and the Si is also about 30 HP, Si vtec has 190 and Si (DOHC) has 160, the Si is better for boost and the vtec is better for all motor, and another thing is the midrange, the Si (DOHC) has much better midrange and low-end torque

SiR-P12eLude · 06-05-2002, 06:46 PM

really they do have "much better midrange and low-end torque"

i still wished my baby was a VTEC though

prelude94vtecga · 06-05-2002, 07:02 PM

alright y'all I am so stupid no where on my car does it say si, like on the sticker thing. Sorry its a vtec....shhh yes i know im a stupid female...and thank god its not canadian

kevie88 · 06-05-2002, 07:10 PM

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Originally posted by prelude94vtecga
and thank god its not canadian

Why would you say that?

brendon2k · 06-05-2002, 11:44 PM

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Originally posted by kevie88

Why would you say that?

Yeah Steve Nash is canadian.

It's the same car, actually some are cooler because they got heated seats.

Prelude_2_NV · 06-05-2002, 11:52 PM

i think da cdn model badging sounds better too

i'd rather say srv than si-vtec...sounds more sleeper

prelude94vtecga · 06-06-2002, 08:57 AM

i dont really hate canadians. but i am american i am supposed tomake canadian jokes

Prelude_2_NV · 06-06-2002, 11:59 AM

like...whoa how come in ur sig i dun see snow?? don't u live in an igloo?? and where's ur pet beaver??

VTEC Shore Lude · 06-06-2002, 12:51 PM

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Originally posted by Prelude_2_NV
i think da cdn model badging sounds better too

i'd rather say srv than si-vtec...sounds more sleeper

Isnt the SRV a *cough* SUV *cough**cough*??? Even if it isn't (and it may not be cause I dont follow *cough* SUV's *cough**cough* cause they just plain suck at life) SRV sounds like an SUV name anyway. Just my .02.

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yield · 06-06-2002, 02:43 PM

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Originally posted by Wide Mouth Lude

Isnt the SRV a *cough* SUV *cough**cough*??? Even if it isn't (and it may not be cause I dont follow *cough* SUV's *cough**cough* cause they just plain suck at life) SRV sounds like an SUV name anyway. Just my .02.

late

Are you thinking about the Honda CRV? *cough* C is not equal to S *cough*.
They had to call it something different in Canada because they called civics DX, LX, and SI instead of HX and EX, etc. So they couldn't use the SI for the prelude as well so they used S, SR, SRV. Big deal.