does vtec really matter in a race ? idk really know much so help me out
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This is a very broad question.
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Originally posted by Tippey764Originally posted by deevergote -
It's the be all and end all of a race.
Unless the other guy has NOS yo.Comment
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Honda vs Honda, maybe.
Honda vs Ferrari, absolutely not.
Like GeoffM said, thats too broad of a question. It all depends on who you're racing and what the other dude is driving and what he got under the hood, etc. Thats like asking "Does turbo matter in a race?" Yeah sure if your racing somebody without turbo, you would probably smash. But racing another vehicle equiped with turbo or just plain faster than your shit, turbo probably won't make a difference.
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man that reminds me i need to go get some more vtack fluid. lol, vtec is part of the honda engine which is how it makes its power. so in a sense it can help...
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^ What was the second part of that formula for VTEC? Shell V-Power gas and... what else?
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It's 1/2 a tank of Shell V-Power gas and 1/2 a tank of Chevron Techron. The results are CRAZY!!!
HardInThePaint, Ferrari has their own form of variable valve timing, much like VTEC. Honda was the first company to successfully use such technology in a large scale on affordable consumer vehicles (I believe others tried it, BMW is one, but Honda had the greatest success.)
VTEC isn't turbo. It isn't some magic power booster. It is a way of using 2 (or more, or infinite) cam profiles on a single camshaft... essentially switching cams to make for a broader powerband. Without VTEC, the H22A would have either a very weak low end and good high-end power, or a very strong low end and no high-end power.
People that don't know what VTEC is, and how it works, often think it's some sort of magic. It's just one part of an overall engine design. That's it. For what it is, and what it does, it is fantastic technology... especially for the time it was released in the mainstream market.
Also, the 1992 Acura NSX with it's 270hp 3.0L C30A VTEC V6 engine was able to run a faster 1/4 mile than a 1992 Ferrari 348 (which is what the NSX was gunning for.) The 348 has a 3.4L V8 making 300hp, without any sort of variable valve timing. The weight difference between the cars was about 100lbs (the NSX being lighter.) 100lbs is fairly insignificant, especially with a smaller, less powerful engine.
For the underpowered (by comparison) NSX to be able to out-accelerate the 348 says quite a bit about the usefulness of the technology. The NSX may not have had as much power, but it was able to use more of that available power throughout a wider powerband. THAT is the strength of VTEC.
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