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> Im not sure?, VVT 4age "silvertop"?
post Mar 27, 2006 - 11:33 AM
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Hey guys, im not sure but Ive heard from a couple of friends that the 4age "silvertop" comes VVT and the "blacktop" comes VVTI. Is this true? Somebody who really knows wut he's talking about, please lemme know.
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post Mar 27, 2006 - 6:31 PM
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To go into detail... it's a common misconception that the blacktop has VVTi... when it actually doesn't. It merely engages VVT differently than the silvertop. The blacktop engages VVT based on throttle position, while the silvertop does it based on rpm...


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post Mar 27, 2006 - 7:00 PM
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QUOTE(Kwanza26 @ Mar 27, 2006 - 3:31 PM) [snapback]414073[/snapback]

To go into detail... it's a common misconception that the blacktop has VVTi... when it actually doesn't. It merely engages VVT differently than the silvertop. The blacktop engages VVT based on throttle position, while the silvertop does it based on rpm...


At least some silvertop ECUs engage VVT based on throttle position. I've read that post-'93 ECUs do this, but I don't know if that's accurate. I do know that my silvertop's VVT engages based on throttle position.


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- qmoney10457   Im not sure?   Mar 27, 2006 - 11:33 AM
- - Coomer   It's true that the silvertop has VVT, but the ...   Mar 27, 2006 - 12:35 PM
- - Kwanza26   To go into detail... it's a common misconcepti...   Mar 27, 2006 - 6:31 PM
- - Coomer   QUOTE(Kwanza26 @ Mar 27, 2006 - 3:31...   Mar 27, 2006 - 7:00 PM


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