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Originally Posted by Mitch
I'm sorry, what I mean is that there is a flatspot in the torque curve of a stock k20z3 in the 500rpm leading up to the switchover. When people software tuned their otherwise stock engines, they saw the torque curve smooth out almost completely during the transition. The conclusion of which is that Honda purposefully detuned the engine in the few hundred rpm leading up to the switchover to provide the "vtec kick" that people were expecting.
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Yes I see what you mean, I checked out some dynos on the off time at lunch. That actually looks really stupid on the graph hahaha. Maybe it was in a lower gear, but the engagement just looks like it took a while. Included a 2ZZ Elise for comparison.
07 Civic Si Dyno
05 Elise Dyno
