Hey everyone.
My car's in the shop getting an engine put in. I know a tech, so they're doing it on the cheap. It was supposed to be a straight swap, D15B7 no Vtec, but he called me to day telling me that the engine that was sent to him is Vtec. Once he puts it in, how can I tell if it is or not? Should it say on the valve cover? I have a feeling that once he installs it he isn't going to chip the ecu or program it, or run the wire for the Vtec solenoid...
Can anyone shed some light on this?
Thanks!

 

well there will be a vtec solenoid on the back side of the engine behind the distributor.

 

Edit

 

Please send him a pm on that.

Thanks

 

it will go BBBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHWAAAANNNNNN

 

YES!!!!!!!!!!!
I hope I get DOUBLE VTECHKNIKAL!!!!!!!!!!!

 

so do the non vtec engines when u rev up to the redline or like in the higher rpms jus sound normal without the bahhhnnn, cuz i think my dads plymouth has vtec=)

 

plymouth vtec is killer... I am trying to get it in my civic

 

pretty much the easiest way to check... u can always grab the engine code as well and search it online...

 

Is that the New model for Honda. daaahhhhh....

 

I wouldn't really call it new... its very tricky to do and involves lots of careful sticker placement.
way too technical for most

 

enigine code or vtec silinoid.

 

^ doesnt mean he did the wiring

 

Yeah because today I called him and asked him if he hooked it up and he wasn't sure... LOL
He said it's in and running and that the timing was done.
So I'll just pick it up and check it out...
I'll shoot some pix and y'all can take a look...

 

He doesn't know? holy $hit... and its a shop. I'm sorry but that is shaddy if he said he doesn't know. You have to wire vtec in non vtec cars... your dam right he would know.

 

Would know, should know...Doesn't know..
I have a feeling they don't do many swaps there...
It's alright. Labour is cheap, and I know he'll take care of it if something happens to it.
I know it's gotta be wired up. He's the owner of the shop, but I don't think he's seen the underside of a hood in 15 years... He's too busy "owning"...

 

^ it would still concern me
Maybe you should take it some where else... and I hope hes not charging you much like less then $500

 

Well, engine including labour is $1200, then I got some other work done as well, and that includes a new timing belt and w/p... and all the necessities to make it run. and he says it's running...

 

thats about average... now go back and tell him to wire the bloody vtec.

 

1200$ is pretty good. That's if hes a good mechanic..