Does the factory 1.6 SOHC engine on a 97 Civic EX have VTEC or not? My friend thinks it does, because everybody says that that year has it, but it does not say VTEC on the Valve Cover or anywhere else on the car, and i have driven it and there is no noticable spike in power past 4,000 or 5,000 rpma. My other friend has a 95 Civic EX with the 1.6 SOHC, and it says VTEC on the Valve cover, just like my 98 Accord.