At higher RPM, both intake valves run off the larger
intake cam lobe, improving total air flow and top - end power.
When in VTEC, since the «normal» cam lobe has the same timing and lift as
the intake cam lobes of the SOHC non-VTEC engines, both engines have identical performance in the upper powerband assuming everything else is the same.
Not exact matches
It turns out that the
lobe on the
intake cam was worn funny.
Because of this, at low RPM, when VTEC is not engaged, one of the two
intake valves is allowed to open only a very small amount due to the mild
cam lobe, forcing most of the
intake charge through the other open
intake valve with the normal
cam lobe.
The economy i - VTEC used in K20A3 / K24A4 engines is more like the SOHC VTEC - E in that the
intake cam has only two
lobes, one very small and one larger, as well as no VTEC on the exhaust
cam.
This is because VTEC requires a third center rocker arm and
cam lobe (for each
intake and exhaust side), and, in the SOHC engine, the spark plugs are situated between the two exhaust rocker arms, leaving no room for the VTEC rocker arm.
The 6G73 is a 24 - valve SOHC design with two valves running off a single
cam lobe on the exhaust valves using a forked rocker arm and each
intake valve actuated with two
cam lobes, with a smaller bore than the 3.0 liter version of the same block.
As a result, both
intake valves follow a central high - lift, longer - duration
cam lobe.
Gen V
Cams feature four different
lobe profiles to both create AFM compatibility and optimize
intake and exhaust valve opening / closing events.
Cam kits include 2
intake and 2 exhaust camshafts and optional 30 % overdrive fuel
lobe for E85 and higher boost pressures.