Yeah, do remember, in order to be in VTEC you have to hit about 5500 rpms, and if you're hitting it hard and taking it to 7k I would certainly expect a little bit of oil blow by, its just the way Honda designed it, when I drive I typically dont hit VTEC unless I am passing someone. I almost never lose any oil, I'm very easy on my car though. Only lose the almost 1 qt. if I'm constantly hanging in VTEC....

 

7k?
i take mine to 8500, usually only once a week, because every time its scary as hell.
i imagine it sounds similiar to the world ending.

most of the time i dont rev it past stock 7500 redline.

~kris

 

You can take it to red line all day if you want...... these engines were tested at 10 grand during R&D.

If you have good lubrication and haven't messed with the internals much, the H22A is really a bullet proof engine at any speed.

Oh, BTW, once you are in VTEC, the engine will pull strong all the way past redline, up to the rev limiter .