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Old 01-30-2005, 08:50 PM
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i have a 93 civic ex--what is the difference between a vtech head and a vtech-e head--both are listed to fit my car-- so which do i get and how much should i expect to pay for a rebuit head?

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Old 01-30-2005, 08:58 PM
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first its vtec, and the vtec-e is the economy version of vtec, not much performance out of it but good on gas
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VTEC-E, afiak, is Europe/Japan only, so you'll probably have a VTEC head.

EDIT: Nevermind, Civic HX has them.
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Originally Posted by lgbr
VTEC-E, afiak, is Europe/Japan only, so you'll probably have a VTEC head.
what are u talking about Europe/Japan only? It came in USDM Civic HX's
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Whoops, blame this: http://www.leecao.com/honda/vtec/whatsvtec.html

EDIT: and the fact that i confused that with 3 stage vtec
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Originally Posted by lgbr
VTEC-E, afiak, is Europe/Japan only, so you'll probably have a VTEC head.

EDIT: Nevermind, Civic HX has them.
ok...unless you are positive about what you are saying, dont just guess at it. I am not trying to be a dick but you are hurtint not helping.
Old 01-31-2005, 03:23 AM
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ok so does the vtec has some type of solenoids in it and the other doesn't?--both will work?

How much sould I expect to pay for a rebuild head?

thanks for the help

joe




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