[8695Beaters]

Not trying to be mean, but it's truth. Check out the "All VTECs aren't created equal" article on the site, and you'll see what I mean. If you can find a K20A2 (make sure it's an A2), it should bolt right in and will give you waaaay more power than any mods to your stock engine. Sport Compact Car did a K20A2 swap into a 2002 Civic Si. You have the same basic engine bay, so it should be the same. Plus your car will be a lot lighter than any Si that's been swapped (actually even stock it will be faster than the JDM Type-R). That's where you should spend your money, not trying to control your fuel sipper VTEC.

I think factory VTEC is set low on those cars, something like 5K rpm or less (I really don't know). if you really want to stick with your current motor, you could get a different cam that's actually performance based. Then you will find out where your VTEC is set.