vtec not vtech....i think vtech is a phone....lol i am just informing u before someone may flame u....i guess ur kinda new same here but just lookin out for fellow people...well i believe vtec is a high compression engine...there for better care is needed...but then better care is always needed to be taken if ur going to modify your car....also if ur debating between the two cars maybe u should take into account how much money u have and what type of engine build you want...i.e. forced induction or naturally aspired and also 1/4 miler or autocross....it's all in your tastes...i hope i had helped you in any way.....