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New to FTO's and Manual cars in general
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 8:58 pm
by Octane
Hey guys.
Recently bought a Fto, and just had a few questions which i was wondering if anyone could help me with.
please excuse me if the questions may seem a bit simple, but i am completely useless when it comes to cars, especially when manuals as this is my first manual car i have owned.
When i hit about 7krpm the car starts to make a noise which i want describe as a deep grunt. - is this "mivec"?
i was told mivec and VTEC YO!!!!! are basically the same concept, so i was expecting to hear the same loud squeal that i do in my friends integra, but it was the opposite
If this sound is not suppose to occur does anyone know what could be causing it?
cheers
Re: New to FTO's and Manual cars in general
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 9:16 pm
by destinationtoby
Octane wrote:Hey guys.
Recently bought a Fto, and just had a few questions which i was wondering if anyone could help me with.
please excuse me if the questions may seem a bit simple, but i am completely useless when it comes to cars, especially when manuals as this is my first manual car i have owned.
When i hit about 7krpm the car starts to make a noise which i want describe as a deep grunt. - is this "mivec"?
i was told mivec and VTEC YO!!!!! YO!!!!! are basically the same concept, so i was expecting to hear the same loud squeal that i do in my friends integra, but it was the opposite
If this sound is not suppose to occur does anyone know what could be causing it?
cheers
Welcome.
No it's not supposed to grunt. Although it's not the same as v-tech, it will be more of a screaming noise from the engine. Sounds mint ! Aaaand someone will confirm weather this is correct or not, but I think mivec comes on at 5000rpm.
Re: New to FTO's and Manual cars in general
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 9:17 pm
by destinationtoby
You were probably hitting the rev limiter and it was choking
U should take photos and a video.
Are you sure you have a mivec fto?
Re: New to FTO's and Manual cars in general
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 9:31 pm
by Octane
destinationtoby wrote:You were probably hitting the rev limiter and it was choking
U should take photos and a video.
Are you sure you have a mivec fto?
Pretty sure it was 7krpm but i could be mistaken. Will check again tomorrow to confirm, and take a video to help demonstrate the sound im trying to describe.
And i assume it has a mivec engine considering it says "mivec" on it lol.
Re: New to FTO's and Manual cars in general
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 9:42 pm
by Daniel2019
Mivec is 5500rpm.
Re: New to FTO's and Manual cars in general
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 9:45 pm
by dstocks
And if you try and rev it out before it is warmed up properly, the engine will retard itself to protect from damage and the noise it makes doing this is not pleasant.
Re: New to FTO's and Manual cars in general
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 10:36 pm
by Octane
dstocks wrote:And if you try and rev it out before it is warmed up properly, the engine will retard itself to protect from damage and the noise it makes doing this is not pleasant.
Sounds pretty spot on then.
Got a bit excited after i got it, jumped on the highway within under a min of turning the car on. which is when i noticed it.
Didn't notice any change in tone or feel lower in the rev range at like 5500 though.
is mivec noticeable? or is it possible for it to not be working?
Re: New to FTO's and Manual cars in general
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 10:50 pm
by Daniel2019
Warm your car up first before flogging it.. damn
Re: New to FTO's and Manual cars in general
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 10:55 pm
by Scorpionwally8
Re: New to FTO's and Manual cars in general
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 11:22 pm
by Octane
Sounded nothing like that
Re: New to FTO's and Manual cars in general
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2015 1:03 am
by bjk
Octane wrote:Sounded nothing like that
Which side of the engine is the oil cap on?
Re: New to FTO's and Manual cars in general
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2015 1:15 am
by Octane
bjk wrote:Octane wrote:Sounded nothing like that
Which side of the engine is the oil cap on?
the left
Re: New to FTO's and Manual cars in general
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2015 1:21 am
by bjk
And definitely a 6 cylinder?
There are a number of things that can cause MIVEC not to engage, however. How's the oil level?
Re: New to FTO's and Manual cars in general
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2015 1:45 am
by Octane
yea, def is.
oil levels are perfect, and good quality
Re: New to FTO's and Manual cars in general
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2015 2:33 am
by bjk
Have you tried after driving the car for 10-15 minutes? Or was it just the time mentioned before?