Is my FTO MIVEC??

[briencrean]

As far as I was concerned I have a GR model which as I understand is not MIVEC.

I know this may seem like a silly question but when I hit high revs, say 4,500 I get what I know as the MIVEC roar and subsquently take off like a rocket! I'm not very well up on the internal workings of engines so I just assumed it was the V6 engine. My car 'savy' friends reckon however, that my FTO is MIVEC even though it may be a GR model.

When I bought my FTO there were no decals or badges to suggest that the FTO was a GPX. From the first 4 digits of the chassis number DE3A after looking online I found that this relates to a GR model.

Could a previous owner have upgraded or change parts of the engine to make it MIVEC??

[Bernard]

It might sound obvious but if it's mivec, it'll say so in big red letters

[briencrean]

[quote="Bernard"]It might sound obvious but if it's mivec, it'll say so in big red letters

But could it be a possibility that someone changed cover on the engine head or changed the engine? Is there any other way to tell its MIVEC besides the whats written on the head?

[Bernard]

It's possible that the engine was changed...

Thiswill decode your chassis number for you, might help...

[Mickthepieman]

This link may help you

http://www.myfto.co.uk/fto-q&a.htm#19

[mcgon1979]

Is the oil cap on the left or the right side as you look into the engine bay? Left side is Mivec. Right side is a GR engine.

[misterbishi]

I had a mirage R (non mivec) which also changed engine pitch at approx 5000Rpm but it was not as obivous as the mivec switch and would get breathless much easier so I guess u could say it wasn't doing much to sustain the torque curve at higher revs as mivec does!

[d_dan]

but when I hit high revs, say 4,500 I get what I know as the MIVEC roar and subsquently take off like a rocket!

iv a mivec and my car opens up at 4,500 but the mivec dosnt kick in till 5500.

just well running car. its selecting an agressive map id say.

if the oil cap is on the left its a good sign its a mivec.

but again at a standstill rev it up tp 6000 and youll know if its a mivec

[colm_mcm]

simple way to check. will it do 8,000 rpm?

[mcgon1979]

simple way to check. will it do 8,000 rpm?

REEERRRRRRRR BANG! ok its not a mivec. do post again sometime.

[johntony]

mine will go to eight and a quater and mines not a mivec

[colm_mcm]

mine will go to eight and a quater and mines not a mivec

seems awfully high.

[Myfeckin FTO]

mine will go to eight and a quater and mines not a mivec

seems awfully high.

Agreed - I'd like to see this FTO in the flesh.

[Bernard]

seems awfully high.

Aftermarket dials?

[johntony]

no stock yeah seriosly its just a gr facelift as far as im aware with a air filter

[Myfeckin FTO]

no stock yeah seriosly its just a gr facelift as far as im aware with a air filter

So its a GX then?

Any pictures of the engine bay?

[johntony]

its a manual as well so thats squeezing everything out of it why what shold a gx rev out at and also whats the differense between gx and gr

[Muad_dib77]

mine will go to eight and a quater and mines not a mivec

Do you have any electronic doodads installed that might override the factory rpm limiter?

[d_dan]

sure the limit of the limiter is 8375

[colm_mcm]

sure the limit of the limiter is 8375

on a non-mivec?

[d_dan]

sorry meant to say on a GPX

[colm_mcm]

this is a GX we're talking about though.

[johntony]

right i took a picture of it reving out in second this morning is it strange that it rev up this much what should it stop at

[miss-enzo]

As far as I was concerned I have a GR model which as I understand is not MIVEC.

I know this may seem like a silly question but when I hit high revs, say 4,500 I get what I know as the MIVEC roar and subsquently take off like a rocket! I'm not very well up on the internal workings of engines so I just assumed it was the V6 engine. My car 'savy' friends reckon however, that my FTO is MIVEC even though it may be a GR model.

When I bought my FTO there were no decals or badges to suggest that the FTO was a GPX. From the first 4 digits of the chassis number DE3A after looking online I found that this relates to a GR model.

Could a previous owner have upgraded or change parts of the engine to make it MIVEC??

i take ir ur DJ murrays friend!!! he was asking me about this last week! One sure fire way is get out the video camera and get someone to record u drivin in "mivec revs" and post it here!!!

does it sound anythin like this?

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=m3xLUQYTkj4

[Wildhound]

And here's an example of non-Mivec. Distinct difference.

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=3HE3qT6VV ... re=related