woohoo!!! i grabbed some lamer lil ractive short ram intake tube, and it is awesome! you guys are right, with just intake i still dont hear it engage initially, but the secondaries sound killer! and it did unlock a lil more uMPH too. and as far as before vtec hits being econo mode, i dont agree, even before vtec the b18 is a pretty growly lil four banger, but with vtec on top of it, its got a lil more in the top end too. i like it, not because its cool, id rather not advertise that ive got the c1 motor, so its not like a status thing, its just an upper hand over non-vtec tegs. the only thing that gives it away on the newer ones is that lil dohc vtec tag under the right side taillight, a secret weapon...