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If you want your car to perform better and last longer, you should do it as recommended or needed. Its just like oil, you have to take care of your engine, or it wont run good, or you will tap a valve. The valve are basically screwed on and tourqued to a certain measurement for example (8mm exhaust - 7mm intake ). The tool is a feeler gauge and it just has a bunch of different sizes or gaps you use.



It is recommended every 15k miles, or when they start to tap, trust me they will start to tap if you take it to redline all the time.

Seems as if in a while you may be saying "I love VTEC" and people wonder if your not going to finish your sentence. That's because Honda is creating the all new "VTEC-I" and "VTEC-DI". These new motors are the next generation, boasting more HP and Torgue. Yes yes yes!!!... Oh well, i'm sure that's how we all feel. These new twisters should be hear by late next year.



Honda will be featuring a 2.0L four-cylinder DOHC-VTEC-i powerplant. So your wondering what the "i" stands for right? It's for intelligent and DI stand for Direct Injection. No no.. the engines can't think, they are just smarter and more efficient in every way. For example, remember the 2.0L VTEC-i? It combines VTEC technology with Variable Timing Control (VTC). Meaning that the cam gears will be adjustable. This will assist in low-end torque because the ECU will automatically advance or retard the engine timing for increased performance all through the RPM range!

In addition, Honda adds a variable intake manifold system. It adjusts according to the speed etc. With all this added power and torque, the Motors are still 10 percent smaller than the current 2.0L. On the other hand, the power is increased by some 20 percent while the motor will be more fuel efficient! Just one more year for all this!

A few people have asked what VTEC controllers are, and how they affect the engine. A VTEC controller is basically just a RPM activated switch that connects to the VTEC control valve and switches cams at a pre-determined engine speed, rather than letting the ECU figure things out. I have reverse engineered a commercial VTEC controller to see how one works, and found that they also look at the oil pressure and water temperature sensors like the ECU normally does, so that the cams are not switched if something is wrong. I have heard of people using an off the shaft rpm switch as a VTEC controller.

VTEC controllers are useful if the engine has been modified, and the ECU switches cams too early/too late, and for certain engines where Honda has got the cam switch point wrong. The only example of this that I know is the VTEC prelude, which has a huge jump in the torque curve because the cams are switched too late. Rumour has it that Honda did this deliberately to get a good EPA gas mileage, but there definitely are benefits from getting the prelude to switch cams earlier.

With the stock B16 engine this is little to be gained from changing the cam switch point - the ECU does a much better job than a VTEC controller because it can compare the torque curves of each cam and switch where they overlap. If you need a VTEC controller then it will be evident from a jump (up or down) in the torque curve when the cams switch. This may be difficult to judge even from a dyno because the cams should switch at different speeds with different engine loads, but a dyno print out would be the way to check.

Don’t ever think for a second that what you see before you is your typical modified S2000 with a couple of bells and whistles. A true car enthusiast, like John Nguyen, immerses himself in his passion for building cars. John transformed his 2006 Honda S2000 from an American roadster into a Japanese masterpiece. If you’re not quite sure what that means, grab a pen and listen up cause you’re about to be schooled in the art of JDM.




Owner: John Nguyen
Occupation: Business Owner and Partner
Location: Houston, TX
Car Club: S2KI.com and S2KCA.com
Photographer: Konstantinos Stergiou
Photographer Contact: Email
Photographer Website: DigitalRemix.net



Engine:
J's Racing Circuit 70RS Titanium Exhaust System
J's Racing Tsuchinoko Carbon Intake System
J's Racing Carbon Fiber Cooling Plate
J's Racing Oil Cap
J's Racing Radiator Cap
J's Racing Magnetic Differential Housing Plug
J's Racing Magnetic Oil Pan Plug
J's Racing Oil Catch Can
J's Racing SPL Baffle Oil Pan
Berk Technology Header
Berk Technology Test Pipe
Hondata ECU Flash
Hondata Intake Manifold Gasket
NRG Hood Dampers
Hamp Oil Filter

Exterior:
J's Racing Type S Full Aero Kit
J's Racing Type S Carbon Fiber Hood
J's Racing Carbon 3D GT Wing Type I
J's Racing Carbon Fiber Canards
J's Racing Replica Decals
Shaved Trunk Lid
GT Motoring Front Tow Hook
Craftsquare Carbon Fiber Mirrors
Seibon MG Style Carbon Fiber Hard Top
Ricks2k Side Markers
Ricks2k Extended Wind Diffuser

Interior:
Cusco 4-Point with Harness Cage
Takata Harnesses
Bride Pro Racing Seats (Black with Red Stitching)
JPM Elbow Pad (Black Alcantara and Leather)
JPM Center Console (Black Alcantara and Leather)
JPM Door Panels (Black Alcantara and Leather)
JPM E-Brake Handle (Black Alcantara and Leather)
JPM Door Handles (Black Alcantara and Leather)
J's Racing Titanium Shift Knob
MOMO Tuner Steering Wheel
NRG Quick Release with Short Hub
Muz Floor Mats
Muz Trunk Mat
Modifry Glove Box Organizer

Suspension:
Zeal S6 Full Aluminum Coilovers
H&R 10mm Spacers with Extended Studs
J's Racing Front Strut Tower Bar
Cusco Type II Front Lower 3-Point Tie Bar
J's Racing Rear Strut Bar

Brakes:
Spoon Brake Callipers
J's Racing Stainless Steel Brake Lines

Street Wheels and Tires:
Front Wheels: 17 x 7.5 Volk Racing TE37 White
Rear Wheels: 17 x 9 Volk Racing TE37 White
Front Tires: 225/45/17 Falken RT-615
Rear Tires: 255/40/17 Falken RT-615
Ray Engineering Light Weight Lug Nuts

Track Wheels and Tires:
Front Wheels: 17 x 7.5 Volk Racing CE28N Gold
Rear Wheels: 17 x 9 Volk Racing CE28N Gold
Front Tires: 225/45/17 Falken RT-615
Rear Tires: 255/40/17 Falken RT-615
Ray Engineering Light Weight Lug Nuts

Sponsors:
Berk Technology
Evolution Autosports
Falken Tire
GT Motoring
John Eagle Honda
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Ricks2k
Underground Graphics
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