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quickshift - lack of vtec kick#31144

By ash005 - Mon Mar 03, 2003 1:39 pm

- Mon Mar 03, 2003 1:39 pm #31144

have just been on a nice run up the a1 for about 40 miles and back

ctr sounds great with quickshift but have noticed a couple of things;

1. Hum getting on my tits

2. at 6000 the filter makes a really loud noise then settles down but the vtec kick is gone

Now one thing i like is when you hit 6000 and the vtec kicks in. the filter sounds great but id rather have the vtec kick in.

has onyone else with a quickshift noticed this. any help would be appreciated.

ashh..

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Re: quickshift - lack of vtec kick#31184

By TazR - Mon Mar 03, 2003 2:17 pm

- Mon Mar 03, 2003 2:17 pm #31184

ash005 wrote:have just been on a nice run up the a1 for about 40 miles and back

ctr sounds great with quickshift but have noticed a couple of things;

1. Hum getting on my tits

2. at 6000 the filter makes a really loud noise then settles down but the vtec kick is gone

Now one thing i like is when you hit 6000 and the vtec kicks in. the filter sounds great but id rather have the vtec kick in.

has onyone else with a quickshift noticed this. any help would be appreciated.

ashh..

I certainly still had a kick from the VTEC at 6000, i'm sure others do or did.

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#31186

By espjay - Mon Mar 03, 2003 2:21 pm

- Mon Mar 03, 2003 2:21 pm #31186

I have noticed with mine that if you are in the wrong gear then there is not as much acceleration but if you go up through the gears there seems to be more response. I still get the VTEC kick when I hit 6000rpm and a massive noise! I have fitted an aluminium heat shield to mine and a cold air feed which delivers cold air straight to the end of the filter.

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#31287

By ash005 - Mon Mar 03, 2003 4:24 pm

- Mon Mar 03, 2003 4:24 pm #31287

am i not noticing the kick as much because im already accelerating faster

i'll just have to keep trying

ash..

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#31291

By EvoStu - Mon Mar 03, 2003 4:29 pm

- Mon Mar 03, 2003 4:29 pm #31291

espjay wrote:I have noticed with mine that if you are in the wrong gear then there is not as much acceleration but if you go up through the gears there seems to be more response. I still get the VTEC kick when I hit 6000rpm and a massive noise! I have fitted an aluminium heat shield to mine and a cold air feed which delivers cold air straight to the end of the filter.

Did you make the heat shield yourself? where did you fit it to and where does you're cold air feed run from?

I ordered my Quikshift on Saturday and apparently Quikshift have been inundated with requests for them and as a result have sold out!!!!!
They have put some more into production this week and mine will be delivered next week sometime. But in the mean time I need to figure out the heat shield & cold air feed so any ideas would be great.

cheers matey!

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#31292

By TazR - Mon Mar 03, 2003 4:30 pm

- Mon Mar 03, 2003 4:30 pm #31292

ash005 wrote:am i not noticing the kick as much because im already accelerating faster

i'll just have to keep trying

ash..

Check your oil level as well, VTEC will not be as pronounced if it is low.

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#31298

By ash005 - Mon Mar 03, 2003 4:35 pm

- Mon Mar 03, 2003 4:35 pm #31298

only serviced 2 weeks ago oil should be ok

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#31304

By Captain Redbeard - Mon Mar 03, 2003 4:43 pm

- Mon Mar 03, 2003 4:43 pm #31304

ash005 wrote:only serviced 2 weeks ago oil should be ok

ash..

Check it anyway mate.

Wouldn't be the first time a garage charged for something they didn't put in.

#31318

By espjay - Mon Mar 03, 2003 4:59 pm

- Mon Mar 03, 2003 4:59 pm #31318

My oil got low once and everytime I came out of a corner the VTEC would not cut in

I topped it up and now it's fine

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#31325

By ash005 - Mon Mar 03, 2003 5:15 pm

- Mon Mar 03, 2003 5:15 pm #31325

cheers guys i'll have a look

at least i got a bottle of oil in the boot from the service

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#31365

By espjay - Mon Mar 03, 2003 6:33 pm

- Mon Mar 03, 2003 6:33 pm #31365

Quick photo of my setup (it was dark and wet!)

http://community.webshots.com/album/65380813CYzkDD

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#31401

By Adj - Mon Mar 03, 2003 8:47 pm

- Mon Mar 03, 2003 8:47 pm #31401

TazType-R wrote:
ash005 wrote:am i not noticing the kick as much because im already accelerating faster

i'll just have to keep trying

ash..
Check your oil level as well, VTEC will not be as pronounced if it is low.

Whys that then??? Does it restrict it when the oil gets low??

Adj

#31403

By espjay - Mon Mar 03, 2003 8:51 pm

- Mon Mar 03, 2003 8:51 pm #31403

The vtec works by using a sensor, if there is no oil (ie going round a corner and the oil goes to the other side of the sump) the vtec will not work, this will only happen if your oil is exceptionally low though

I also read on a previous thread that the Vtec is proportional to the level of oil but I don't know how true that is

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#31407

By Adj - Mon Mar 03, 2003 9:00 pm

- Mon Mar 03, 2003 9:00 pm #31407

Thinking about now, mine does seem to go better after I've topped the oil up.

Adj

#31455

By EvoStu - Mon Mar 03, 2003 10:52 pm

- Mon Mar 03, 2003 10:52 pm #31455

Adj wrote:Thinking about now, mine does seem to go better after I've topped the oil up.

No way! An engine working better with oil in it?????? You're joking! What will they think of next?

Only Joking Matey!!!

LOL!!!!

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#31781

By ash005 - Tue Mar 04, 2003 4:14 pm

- Tue Mar 04, 2003 4:14 pm #31781

cheers espjay

where did you bring cold feed from?

i have the bits just not fitted yet

ash..

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#31784

By espjay - Tue Mar 04, 2003 4:18 pm

- Tue Mar 04, 2003 4:18 pm #31784

My cold air feed comes from behind the front grill, where the original one was. I removed the original rubber hose and then secured the new one there. I'll take another photo tonight and stick it up on webshots.
http://community.webshots.com/album/65380813CYzkDD

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#32992

By ash005 - Fri Mar 07, 2003 8:21 am

- Fri Mar 07, 2003 8:21 am #32992

sure enough oil was just under minimum

called at dealers yesterday

going to monitor oil consumption

ash..

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#33014

By Captain Redbeard - Fri Mar 07, 2003 9:09 am

- Fri Mar 07, 2003 9:09 am #33014

ash005 wrote:sure enough oil was just under minimum

called at dealers yesterday

going to monitor oil consumption

ash..

Just under minimum!

Lucky you caught it when you did mate!

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