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kyleiscool · #1 (**permalink**) 27 Sep 2007, 03:03 pm

what year did they start making vtec engines?

Lemar J · #2 (**permalink**) 27 Sep 2007, 03:24 pm

The VTEC system was originally introduced as a DOHC system in the 1988 Honda Civic CRX SiR sold in Japan and Europe, which used a 160 hp (119 kW) variant of the B16A engine. The US market saw the first VTEC system with the introduction of the 1990 Acura NSX, which used a DOHC VTEC V6 with 270 hp. DOHC VTEC engines soon appeared in other vehicles, such as the 1992 Acura Integra GS-R (B17 1.7 liter engine). And later in the 1994 Honda Prelude VTEC (H22 2.2 liter engine) and Honda Del Sol VTEC (B16 1.6 liter engine). ....

en.wikipedia.org

c.dude · #3 (**permalink**) 27 Sep 2007, 03:30 pm

yeah he is rightthe japanese have tax according to the engine displacement.so to get more performance and economy from low displacements honda invented v-tec

Andrew C · #4 (**permalink**) 27 Sep 2007, 03:34 pm

depends the first was the 92 nsx then the crx reciecved v-tec

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