Vtec Controller for R18 engine

[dannybubu]

just wondering if a vtec controller would work on the r18 engine.

[aaronng]

No point. R18a VTEC is activated based on your throttle position, load and RPM. It's not the same as traditional VTEC.

Oh, and it won't work.

[b18c_crx]

what motor is a R18a? from?

[dc2dc2dc2]

sounds like motorbike or something to me.

i could be wrong.

[Encor3]

R18 is in the vti and vti-l civics.
the sport has the k20a3 i think it is.

[aaronng]

2006 Civic VTi and VTiL. The R series is the replacement for the D.

[TurBIce]

06-07 civics.

[dc2dc2dc2]

kcoolthx

learn something new everday ay

R18+ just kicked in y0~ nice ring to it

[b18c_crx]

^^ me tooo

[xqwzit]

can u use vtec controller to turn vtec off all the time on the r18a??
so you get more power... lol

[cracker]

ohhh yeahhh thats right like the vtec is always on until u floor it if iam correct

[aaronng]

can u use vtec controller to turn vtec off all the time on the r18a??
so you get more power... lol

Why? The accelerator pedal does the same thing.

[dannybubu]

thanks for the inputs guys

[ozR18]

dude...its a bit frustrating actually that not many mods can be done as yet in terms of engine performance. When i bought the civic in aug 2006..it was still new..didnt know nuts abt the R18 engine then

[aaronng]

The info for the R18a was out on world.honda.com for a few months before that. They even made a long video showing how it became more fuel efficient.

[ozR18]

date joined Ozhonda: Sept 06

was too late by then..car was booked on Aug.hahah
well ive come to terms with its performace now..

[markCivicVti]

In all honesty tho, doesn't the R18A have enough performance for a daily driver? You know, ok take off acceleration, ok with overtaking on the highway? I haven't received mine yet (C'mon Tailand.. how long do I have to complain for), but I'm hoping it'll be better than what most (especially yanks) reckon the R18a is. I'm not expecting anything great for track... or any VTEC yo... just a decent daily driver with more power than a excel for goodness sake. I know last gen corolla was a bit sluggish (1.8 ltr 100kw i think), does the FD1 perform better than that? I hope so... as the impression I got is that the R18a has more than average torque for a 1.8. Once again nothing spectacular... but better than average.

[cracker]

maybe its just in my head but i think it has good acceleration i find it easy to weave through traffic...WEAVE..WEAVE!!!!!

[aaronng]

It's good enough for daily driving because all that requires is partial throttle. You can have an F430 Ferrari driving around with partial throttle in traffic and the VTI is still faster than that at full throttle. If you don't need full throttle acceleration (which is 99% of the time unless you like paying speeding fines), the R18a is great.

[krogoth]

get it in manual, and it has plenty of grunt

auto, then it will feel slugish

[Joele]

get it in manual, and it has plenty of grunt

auto, then it will feel slugish

I test drove both and bought the auto. I don't think it feels 'slugish' at all.. Probably the best Auto available in the price range IMO

[krogoth]

sure its good, but an auto wont be as responsive or as powerful

the auto has more power loss and a torque converter, so more delay in response and slightly less power

sure it isnt much, which maybe the case with this civic, but with the model b4 it, ther was a massive difference

[xenfacta]

I've been driving mums CL9 auto for the past week and honestly my r18 manual feels better. I've been pleasantly surprised by my civic. As long as you don't expect fireworks, the car drives beautifully and is pretty efficient, even with my heavy foot

[ekay1]

The civic is a good car considering its price too. 25k for a new car in auto with the fds feature is a decent price imo. Does the job and can enjoy driving with it too.

[curtis265]

old bump!!

The R18 engine is more focused toward low end torque - hence the lowish max-torque point.

I was reading that it has more torqueness than the K20Z3, and in a drag race, it could beat the K20 off the line.. then get mauled when the k20 starts to fire up