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  1. 12-31-2012, 11:20 AM #1
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    Default WARNING VTEC INSIDE!

    its been a while since ive been on here, thought id post up the new to me, but not really new to me, new dd!




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    better pics..but looks like a well maintained DC2



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    Quote Originally Posted by Sammich View Post
    better pics..but looks like a well maintained DC2
    thanks! ill have to upload some more when i find a nice place to take some pics!
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    good thing you warned me... that vtec would have blown my mind!
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    ^^^lulz, but seriously the car looks extremely well maintained. And are you really suppose to put premium gas in GSRs???
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    Any car with a VTEC motor is supposed to run premium.

    Clean stock car. Take normal pictures picasso.
    '82 TE72 SR5 Sport Coupe
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    Quote Originally Posted by D3UC3S View Post
    Any car with a VTEC motor is supposed to run premium.

    Clean stock car. Take normal pictures picasso.
    So my mom's old SOHC VTEC Accord should have ran premium? Seems dumb.
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    Quote Originally Posted by simontibbett View Post
    So my mom's old SOHC VTEC Accord should have ran premium? Seems dumb.
    Yep...Im sure one of the techs here can explain why better than i can.
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    Quote Originally Posted by D3UC3S View Post
    Yep...Im sure one of the techs here can explain why better than i can.
    VTECs have higher compression ratios across the board. Since VTEC is a fuel saving feature, Honda recommends that it uses the grade of fuel it was designed to use. Using a grade of fuel too low for a high compression engine causes detonation. Octane rating is essentially gas's ability to not detonate. Detonation is when the fuel ignites before the spark. Your risk of this happening increases with compression.

    A Honda engine isnt extreme enough to be damaged by using lower grade fuel, but you're not helping your car by running lower grade fuel and on a small level you are doing harm to your engine. If Honda tells you to do it, it's for a reason. It's no accident that theyre the world's leading engine manufacturer.
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    yea you are supposed to put premium, but i always put 87 in mine for DD and 93 when i hit the highway...only car i religiously put premium in was the maxima



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    Quote Originally Posted by Sinfix_15 View Post
    good thing you warned me... that vtec would have blown my mind!
    okay no problem? haha
    Quote Originally Posted by Genji-Sama View Post
    ^^^lulz, but seriously the car looks extremely well maintained. And are you really suppose to put premium gas in GSRs???
    Unfortunately.... although it seems not to burn as fast as "the cheap stuff"
    Quote Originally Posted by D3UC3S View Post
    Any car with a VTEC motor is supposed to run premium.
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    Clean stock car. Take normal pictures picasso.
    thanks! i want to get pictures taken, but the cars still 4x4, who's down?lol
    Quote Originally Posted by Sammich View Post
    yea you are supposed to put premium, but i always put 87 in mine for DD and 93 when i hit the highway...only car i religiously put premium in was the maxima
    is it safe to do that? premium aint cheap!
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    i did it as long as i owned my gsr prior to it being stolen. i also kept up with all of my maintenance



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    Quote Originally Posted by Sammich View Post
    i did it as long as i owned my gsr prior to it being stolen. i also kept up with all of my maintenance
    sorry to hear that! good to see you bounced back tho!
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    Take some much better pics and post them. Really tough to see what you have with these pics.

    Also, this car appears to be nice. Please don't make it look like that other one.
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    Looks good! I have a GSR and run premium too.
    GOT VTEC?
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    Premium isnt cheap but neither is a replacement motor. My stock LS drinks premium. Only thing I ever put in it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by quickdodgeŽ View Post
    Take some much better pics and post them. Really tough to see what you have with these pics.

    Also, this car appears to be nice. Please don't make it look like that other one.
    yes sir! soon as this nasty weather clears up. that "other one" was back in my younger days. lol.
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    Premium isnt cheap but neither is a replacement motor. My stock LS drinks premium. Only thing I ever put in it.
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    yea, ive never wanted to risk it so thats what i've always used in my gsrs'!
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    VTEC itself doesn't necessitate the use of premium gas, but as a rule of thumb you want to run premium on any motor with over 10:1 compression, or retard the timing a bit. This would of course include most B-series VTEC engines.
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    Looks nice! My favorite honda, body wise. I just wish I was brave enough for a vtec motor, all that power... lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by KyleG View Post
    Looks nice! My favorite honda, body wise. I just wish I was brave enough for a vtec motor, all that power... lol
    Its not a HONDA
    GOT VTEC?
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    Quote Originally Posted by SHAUNvX View Post
    Looks good! I have a GSR and run premium too.
    thanks!
    Quote Originally Posted by KyleG View Post
    Looks nice! My favorite honda, body wise. I just wish I was brave enough for a vtec motor, all that power... lol
    preciate it sir! yea I think it is my favorite body style as well, its my 4th one,lol.
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    few new pics, i need a better camera..
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    Looks pretty nice. Not too bad man.
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    cute GSR.
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