forget about the whole redline thing and the family car bologne , that the good thing about Honda with VTEC , u can redline these cars all freakin day , i reccomend to pamper ur car oil changes and run 93 octane so that if your a redline lover you experience the power of these engines with no problems , my 94 accord ex 9 (5 speed) i redline it to 6500 before it shuts me down , which I dont make a big deal cause the car roars big time and people who ride with me love it. So what the engine wears down , everytime its on its a constant battle of metal in there ..just do the oil changes thats my thing!!! and ohh yeah , im gonna put a H22 for the reason its DOHC , if all accords were DOHC i wouldnt do the swap but it aint over here in the USDM , so change is coming u Orlando Honda Haters!!! peace

 

....Just wait, the 2003's will offer DOHC i-Vtec

 

nope...to what i've seen their ALL sohc....unless i'm wrong. It looks like honda can engineer any engine to supliment for another OHC....maybe we dont need em anymore ;-) J/k...its just made for the "higher" level of performance, accords i believe will always use sohc.....until its really cheap to go either way. Hopefully the next generation(8th) will offer a v6 dohc..that would be sweet indeed!

Dave

 

I think you guys have missed a point though. Yah sure.. redline a car deep, but meanwhile the car has effectivly stopped making POWER and TORQUE at around 5800-6100RPM (less if its a nonvtec car).. so what the hell is the point besides making more noise than your opponent?

 

Now I have drop my shift point to 5500rpms. I still feel the power. After that it just drops dramatic.

 

very good a smart accord driver.