Originally Posted by westcoaststyle

Of course it will. VTEC is actuated by oil pressure and a couple other checks I believe to ensure you're at a certain speed and not in reverse, but those are not confirmed to my knowledge, just Internet banter. Anyhow, when the oil pressure reaches the specified point and you're at the correct RPM (5200, I believe for a B18C1) little shafts in the lifters slide into a third lifter per valve pair and use a taller, more aggressive lobe on the cam. This is VTEC. Read more here: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question229.htm

If your VTEC isn't working properly (or isn't hooked up) then the shaft's won't connect to the third lifter and VTEC will not engage, but you're not restricted to RPM's below VTEC.

Originally Posted by westcoaststyle

Thanks for the input...