Originally Posted by :snoopy:
vtec allows you to have a small cam that idles nice, drives nice on the street, and gets good gas mileage. then switches over to the big cam to make highend power.
exactly...when vtec kicks in power is the main concern over "saving gas". Vtec was WAAAY too advaned for any 90's domestic nonsense. Domestic automakers ---> Why design an engine that would operate more efficiently during easy driving when all our oil companies will be losing money heheh.