How to activate Vtec?

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A neighbour of mine is going for 2 weeks of work trip. We often see each other at the lift , the carpark , the fitness corner and sometimes when coming into the estate passing the guardhouse .

he is going off for work trip and asking me to help him startup and drive around to warm up the car . It’s a manual Honda Civic. I see the label at the back with the word “i-vtec”

I heard a lot about vtec kick in yo! I’m wondering how can I setup this effect?
 

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When on the go, step harder and it will kick it. You will know when it kicks in.
 

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Zhan the accelerator and then your speaker will announce “V1” and then a while later “V2”. You then pull tour steering wheel towards you and feel some g force in your body. That time vtec activated.
 

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A neighbour of mine is going for 2 weeks of work trip. We often see each other at the lift , the carpark , the fitness corner and sometimes when coming into the estate passing the guardhouse .

he is going off for work trip and asking me to help him startup and drive around to warm up the car . It’s a manual Honda Civic. I see the label at the back with the word “i-vtec”

I heard a lot about vtec kick in yo! I’m wondering how can I setup this effect?
Which model? Type R? I think most I tec no kick. Right?
 

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Google gemini says moi honda vtec activates around 4500-5000rpm, subject to load and throttle position
 

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A neighbour of mine is going for 2 weeks of work trip. We often see each other at the lift , the carpark , the fitness corner and sometimes when coming into the estate passing the guardhouse .

he is going off for work trip and asking me to help him startup and drive around to warm up the car . It’s a manual Honda Civic. I see the label at the back with the word “i-vtec”

I heard a lot about vtec kick in yo! I’m wondering how can I setup this effect?
Do EVs have such issues where you need to turn it on every fortnightly?
 

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last time on moi spec 1, RPM 10.5k will open vtec

I heard last time, Honda civic needs 6000rpm to activate vtec and Honda citi needs 4000rpm to activate vtec. Oh Singapore road, usually it may mean vtec is never activated till COE expired. On automatic transmission, it will likely switch to higher gears to achieve the higher speed first and before it hits 100km/h to activate VTEC... So, unless one persistently keeping speed way above 100km/hr, likely no chance.
 

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I heard last time, Honda civic needs 6000rpm to activate vtec and Honda citi needs 4000rpm to activate vtec. Oh Singapore road, usually it may mean vtec is never activated till COE expired. On automatic transmission, it will likely switch to higher gears to achieve the higher speed first and before it hits 100km/h to activate VTEC... So, unless one persistently keeping speed way above 100km/hr, likely no chance.
Those tried the B series and K series. Knows.
 
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