So basically the engine would only sound 'good' under hard acceleration such as
getting on the freeway, or passing someone.
That's one thing I like about my Sprite. It sounds good All THE TIME, and I can
bet you that I get alot more 'looks' in my bugeye than the the Honda ever will.
;-)
- Bryan
>Subject: Re: Honda 2000 - Saw it last night
>To: Bryan.Vandiver@eng.sun.com, spridgets@autox.team.net
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>In a message dated 17/09/99 19:29:54 GMT Daylight Time,
>Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM writes:
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><< engine was a 2-liter 4-cylinder VTEC with 240HP (how can they do that??) >>
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>The secret is in the VTEC system. Essentially the VTEC systems runs permits
>the use of two cam profiles - a shopping trip profile and a full race profile
>(or thereabouts). At a preset rpm the VTEC system switches from the shopping
>profile to the full race profile. The engine note hardens and you get a push
>back in the seats while the engine pulls to a redlined 8K or whatever. Most
>half decent 2 litre engines can be race tuned to 240bhp the trick is getting
>them to run around town and this is what the VTEC permits.
>
>
>Daniel1312
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