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Understanding Honda's VTEC System

VTEC is a valve train system developed by Honda in 1983 that improves engine volumetric efficiency. It uses two camshaft profiles and electronically selects between them. VTEC allows for optimized valve timing and lift at both low and high RPMs, resulting in improved low-end torque and higher power output at high RPMs. While making the engine more versatile and usable across the RPM range, VTEC does increase costs and only provides benefits at higher engine speeds. It has been successfully implemented by Honda and inspired similar variable valve timing technologies from other automakers.

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Understanding Honda's VTEC System

VTEC is a valve train system developed by Honda in 1983 that improves engine volumetric efficiency. It uses two camshaft profiles and electronically selects between them. VTEC allows for optimized valve timing and lift at both low and high RPMs, resulting in improved low-end torque and higher power output at high RPMs. While making the engine more versatile and usable across the RPM range, VTEC does increase costs and only provides benefits at higher engine speeds. It has been successfully implemented by Honda and inspired similar variable valve timing technologies from other automakers.

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History & Importance


VTEC (Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control) is
a valve train system developed by Ikuo Kajitani at HONDA in
the year 1983.
It originated from REV (Revolution-modulated valve control)
introduced on the CBR400 in 1983 known as HYPER VT EC
It improves the volumetric efficiency of a four-stroke internal
combustion engine.
This system uses two camshaft profiles and electronically
selects between the profiles.

CAM ???
A cam is a rotating or sliding piece in a mechanical linkage
used especially in transforming rotary motion into linear
motion or vice versa.
CAM is nothing but a Mechanical TIMER.

A camshaft is a shaft to which a CAM is fastened or of


which a cam forms an integral part.

PURPOSE!
Volumetric efficiency in internal combustion engine design
refers to the efficiency with which the engine can move
the charge into and out of the cylinders.
Valve train is an all-encompassing term used to describe the
mechanisms and parts which control the operation of the
valves.

Valve timing diagram

WHY VTEC
As we have discussed, by
implementing the VTEC
mechanism we can have
variable valve timing and
hence optimised
volumetric efficiency at all
conditions. We can have
economic and smooth
performance at low speed
and higher power output
like that of a bigger
engine at high RPMs.

ADVANTAGES
Engine Becomes
Versatile
Torque Curve Is Flat
Steady Output Of Torque
Making Whole Rpm
Usable
Displacement Does Not
Increase

DISADVANTAGES
VTEC makes the engine costly.
Again it works only in higher rpms.
Therefore a VTEC car is just like a non
VTEC car at low rpms. And when cars
drive at low rpms VTEC system has
nothing to do in this case.

CONCLUSION
Many companies are trying to achieve
infinitely variable valve timing. HONDA
MOTORS implemented VTEC system
successfully till now and it proves to be
very useful for daily driving cars.
At last we can say
VTEC is nothing but a cam for all
reasons.

CONTEMPORARIES
[Link] from Mitsubishi,
[Link]-i from Toyota
[Link] Plus from Porsche
[Link] from Nissan
[Link] from BMW

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