the only vtec honda i drive from time to time is my friends 99 civic SI. it has headers a cai no cat tanabe exhaust and he says it has a skunk works intake manifodl bu tit looks stock to me. well the car has no torque at all. my other friend that lives down the street from him has a 92 accord with the sohc 2.2 non vtec with headers, full exhaust, and codl air intake and the accord is a little bit quicker. the funny thing was when the accord beat the SI my friend with the SI got so mad that he went out and baught a zex 80 shot dry kit. i raced the accord a few times and if i dont spin the wheels through first i leave him off the line and he wont catch me. one of my friends that i havent raced yet. it seems liek without torque you dont realy feel liek your going fast. from what i remember those civic SI's come with 160 hp but only 111 ft lbs of torque.