user@email.address.here (User) wrote in
news:43c009d5.175143359@netnews.att.net:

> Yeah, I know it's some sort of variable valve timing. But exactly
> what is it as implemented in my 2006 Civic LX? I've done a lot of
> searching on the web, but I can't find my answers.


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>
> Any pointers to detailed engineering descriptions would be greatly
> appreciated.
>



The best one?
http://www.leecao.com/honda/vtec/index.html

And a very useful pointer indeed is here:
www.google.com
Type in thgese search terms exactly (including the quotes):
"how vtec works"

Two that came up when I did just that:
http://honda_fans.tripod.com/vtec-info.html (has cool animation)
and my own page:
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/vtec.html



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