OHC Vtec Owners - Problems Areas, Fuel Efficiency and Max Speed ?

[vinayvtec]

Originally Posted by ajmat

3.Problem prone areas of the car - can't drive it slowly.

Yes, with what Ajit has mentioned. As I am experiencing it now.

Originally Posted by Shan2nu

Woah, 2nd gear is way off man. My car maxes out at 98kmph. To do 120 in 2nd, youd have to revv your engine to around 8400rpm. And top speed in 5th seems a bit diff to believe (unless there was a slope or tail wind).
Shan2nu

My car will easily do about 100 Kmph in 2nd gear, I have not tried to push the car after that limit and I have tried this crazy thing twice with some RMP still left out.

Originally Posted by shreyas99

1.Max speed you have achieved: 195kmph
1st Gear : 60
2nd Gear : 120
3rd Gear: 150
4th Gear : 170
5th Gear: 195

Its time to relive the fact; come on tell us what extra you have under hood?


My experience:

1.Max speed you have achieved. 140 is safest
2.Fuel efficiency - city 12-13 Never taken to a highway for a long drive.
3.Problem prone areas of the car - not getting a neat stretch to check its limit.

[Shan2nu]

My car will easily do about 100 Kmph in 2nd gear, I have not tried to push the car after that limit and I have tried this crazy thing twice with some RMP still left out .

Either your car doesn't cut off above 7100 rpm or you've got speedo error. True speed at 7100 in 2nd is 98kmph.

Shan2nu

[JRD]

Congrats dude.. good decision.. here's the stuff i've experienced

1.Max speed you have achieved.
195kmh
2.Fuel efficiency - city, highway, overall.
9, 13, 11
3.Problem prone areas of the car.
lots of jerks at lower rpm's (its normal though), rear suspension responding very aggressively at times (its has a mind of its own) so be careful at those high speed turns. thats about it..

Ps: its stinking QUICK!! take care of it..

JRD.

Originally Posted by vishnuvijay

Hi, I just bought a 2003 Honda City VTEC Type II after selling off my 2001 Honda City 1.3 EXI. I want to more about the car. So I put up a small set of questions which I hope type II VTEC owners would answer.

1.Max speed you have achieved.
2.Fuel efficiency - city, highway, overall.
3.Problem prone areas of the car.

[JRD]

Originally Posted by GTO - Touring

Hope you were saying your prayers too. The Vtec feels dangerously edgy at speeds far lower than that.

LOL.. Ditto!! have you felt the vibration from the frame when braking at speeds above 190.. yikess!!

[vinayvtec]

Originally Posted by Shan2nu

Either your car doesn't cut off above 7100 rpm or you've got speedo error. True speed at 7100 in 2nd is 98kmph.

Shan2nu

Its not speedo error, I think u need to have look at my Garage to know how its making 100kmph in 2nd gear and u wont believe till today I am not able to fell the RPM cut off like other car's, I had a ikon NXT before this but it used to cut off after 6000 RPM.

[Shan2nu]

Its not speedo error, I think u need to have look at my Garage to know how its making 100kmph in 2nd gear and u wont believe till today I am not able to fell the RPM cut off like other car's, I had a ikon NXT before this but it used to cut off after 6000 RPM.

Went through your garage but didn't find anything that might tell me why your car is doing 100 in 2nd.

If it ain't speedo error, then the fuel cut off must have been disabled by the previous owner. You're prob able to revv the car beyond 7100rpm.

Shan2nu

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Originally Posted by ajmat

1.Max speed you have achieved. - 170 - it flies after that - 140 is safest

Originally Posted by Shan2nu

Woah, 2nd gear is way off man. My car maxes out at 98kmph. To do 120 in 2nd, youd have to revv your engine to around 8400rpm. And top speed in 5th seems a bit diff to believe (unless there was a slope or tail wind).

Shan2nu

Originally Posted by Shan2nu

Went through your garage but didn't find anything that might tell me why your car is doing 100 in 2nd.

If it ain't speedo error, then the fuel cut off must have been disabled by the previous owner. You're prob able to revv the car beyond 7100rpm.

Shan2nu

Now, what the secret of your car doing 120 in 2nd?

[yzfrj]

Originally Posted by shreyas99

1.Max speed you have achieved: 195kmph
1st Gear : 60
2nd Gear : 120
3rd Gear: 150
4th Gear : 170
5th Gear: 195

The city's I've driven maxed out around 90-95 in 2nd gear (some rev limiter thingy, cuts fuel i guess)

And I thought only diesel cars achieved max speed in overdrive (5th) and petrol car don't do that.