Team-BHP - 1st Gen Honda City Owners - Problems Areas, Fuel Efficiency and more

hi gto, yeah i too love the vtec a lot. thats why i convinced my parents into buying one.

i just got out of college and am searching for a job now. once i start earning money, i'm gonna have stanley seat covers, subwoofer and amplifiers and skirts as well.

my car now has 5 spoke 15" alloys with 205/50 r15 kumho ecsta rubber.

i knew about the ecu problem of 2001 and 2002 vtecs. thats why i was searching for a 2003 model. i love the color too, it's satin silver.

@GTO - i'm glad to hear what you said, "There is no other car under 10 lacs (even today) that offers you the same driving experience."

Can it be tuned so that it crosses 100 kmph in 2nd gear. in the honda user book, it is written that vtec can go upto 96 kmph in 2nd gear.

nice pics iraghava. i liked your color. did u paint it at honda service itself or other paint shop ?

yeah the build quality is flimsy. i noticed that too. poor quality plastics used. and also my gear stick has lot of play in forward pointing gears (1st, 3rd and 5th).

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Can it be tuned so that it crosses 100 kmph in 2nd gear. in the honda user book, it is written that vtec can go upto 96 kmph in 2nd gear.

Its more to do with the gearing + rpm revv limiter. The revv limiter can be removed. Check out the recent article on tuning in the Team-BHP Advice section.

Guys I'm new around but these are the stats I get from my ride...

1.Max speed you have achieved - 140kmph on speedo, haven't dared to go over that. As some of you have mentioned, it almost feels like gliding and that gives u a bit of a scare. In addition to that my car is a stock VTEC...

2.Fuel efficiency - city (10-14), highway (16-18). I'm not precisely sure about these figures, but these are what i get when i do put some attention

3.Problem prone areas of the car - O2 Sensor conked out, but my car has done over 50K and yeah suspension great but not for this country. Can think of anything more.

sorry to bump this thread, i saw this one only now, cant be left behind though.

have great fun with your VTEC Vishnu!! Congrats.

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Originally Posted by vishnuvijay (Post 496780)

1.Max speed you have achieved.

150kmph on the odo. wifey gets nervous beyond that. never been alone on the expressway yet.

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Originally Posted by vishnuvijay (Post 496780)

2.Fuel efficiency - city, highway, overall.

never checked FE, but general values checked sometime back...
- 10-12 kmpl (I use AC 100%, even when I drive to the shop around the corner).
- had got as low as 7kmpl when i did the pune-mumbai expressway (exactly the dehu-road to kalamboli - 93 kms) in 55 mins flat.

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Originally Posted by vishnuvijay (Post 496780)

3.Problem prone areas of the car.

- O2 sensor conked off while odo at 46000kms, would blame the fueling habits of previous owner - STAR TV.
- steering gives a mild sqeal these days while turning slowly at tight corners
- suspension is too soft for Mumbai roads, speeds

Very good OEM quality, as even the parts exposed to weathering for 6 years like the electric ORVM's motors are working perfectly.

For me, this is a car with more VFM than any other new one I would have bought otherwise.

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Originally Posted by GTO (Post 496915)

Pre-September 2002 Vtecs had a faulty ECM which caused jerking at low rpms. You obviously dont have to worry about that with a 2003 build.

I am planning to procure an OHC VTEC soon. However, with the limited availability of this type and sky high second hand rates; I'm rather worried about these low RPM jerks in the pre-2002 models as pointed out by many owners. My question is: What can be done to rectify this?? Would something like an ECU remap or a standalone ECU (incase I choose to go for it) help?? :confused:

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Originally Posted by doomsday (Post 549524)

My question is: What can be done to rectify this?? Would something like an ECU remap or a standalone ECU (incase I choose to go for it) help?? :confused:

I remember Shantanu stating that high-octane fuel would reduce the jerks. Either ways, there is a ton of members driving Pre-2002 Vtecs and its not a severe problem. Can get annoying but I am sure you will find a way around it. Or get used to it.

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Originally Posted by GTO (Post 549714)

Seems like it should help. OT- What compression ratio does the stock OHC VTEC run?

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Originally Posted by ankitahuja (Post 550680)

:OT Why can't Honda Exi owners share the expericene! (Me too wants a VTEC, discrimination!!:mad:)

Well let me start then :-)

1.Max speed you have achieved. -
185kmph -speedo read

2.Fuel efficiency - city, highway, overall.
11.5 100% AC - 13.8kmpl(light footed) without AC- City Avg is 12.5kmpl
Highway 20.5kmpl Avg speed of 90 -100kmph 16kmpl Avg speed of 120 - 140kmph
Worst - 10kmpl Heavy traffic - crawling speed
Best - 20.5kmpl
3.Problem prone areas of the car.
Silencer - Exhaust often gets rusted

well guys just got my vtec last week havent ripped it as yet but did get to a 140kmph untill now also did notice jerks on low rpm and with a/c even the car does show some power loss but without a/c its gr8
also how long a road is needed to get to a 180 or 185 as u guys claimed