your VTEC should be kicking in after 4500rpm try taking it in that range you will feel it . i raced a BMW 325 what ever they are it was my firends and i was like i will smoke you. i swear to what ever yo guys want i smoked him till the second gear by a car length. my car is and I4 and that shit was a V6 so i'm proud of my honda BY the way i have smoked they i have even smoked the new 2003 altimas and they are nothing. by the way my car is bone stock