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Hello everyone...
So, a few months ago, I upgraded from on older 1996 Honda Civic to a 1998
Toyota Camry (yes, a minor upgrade, but an improvement all the same!).. And
I can't help but notice how different the acceleration is in these
vehicles, it's like night and day! I've driven other Hondas and Toyotas
too, even a Toyota Tundra, and I always notice that Toyotas seem to have a
much quicker, smoother response in acceleration, whereas, with Hondas, I
generally have to really hit the pedal and gas it up to get it accelerating
with the same force..
I was just wondering if anyone else has noticed this really? And, if so, is
there a reason this is true? I'm just curious!
bfreeman333
You may want to try this theory out on similar models such as compare the
civic to a corolla and the accord to a camry. Also pay attention to the
size of the engine. I assume that all of the Hondas you drove had smaller
4cyl and the Toyotas had the larger 6cyl..... Just my observation:2cents:
corbett_auto
V-tec takes too long to kick in, obviously :laughing:
jedimario
The only Vtec that will help with acceleration is in the Civic Si and the
S2000. The Vtec in the regular Civics only help with fuel economy.
jWESTFOO
It was a joke. And all the Si's minus the EP3 ('02-'05) would be a bit
more accurate :doh:
Why they bothered to put that varition of V-tec in my car I'll never know,
it's terrible.
jedimario
Huh. I didn't know they didn't include it on those models. That's a bummer.
Ya, I wish I could find and Si head to swap into my 01 EX.
jWESTFOO
Good luck swapping a B or K series head onto a D series block :banghead:
newyorker
It's still got V-tec, it's just the same version that's on the "economy"
cars.
jedimario
