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Honda Accord VCM
2715 messages, Last post on Oct 23, 2012 at 6:25 PM
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#2711 of 2715 Re: recurring fouled spark plug with vcm [robtroxel] by indydriver
Oct 13, 2012 (3:30 pm)
Replying to: robtroxel (Oct 13, 2012 11:10 am)
I don't know about "needless". Blame your government for the pressure of CAFE. In the minivan world, Honda has a 15% fuel mileage advantage because of VCM and that is huge. It's also why I bought a Sienna. But how many of those buyers even know about VCM? They trust Honda to be reliable.
- robtroxel (Oct 13, 2012 4:12 pm)
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#2712 of 2715 Re: recurring fouled spark plug with vcm [indydriver] by robtroxel
Oct 13, 2012 (4:12 pm)
Replying to: indydriver (Oct 13, 2012 3:30 pm)
CAFE was the motivation for VCM, but ...they needed the 6 or 7 speed auto first and I believe they would get the same results without VCM's..unneeded complexity. Understand my context with the 4 door sedans as the bench mark. Toyota did just that and have an engine that runs smoothly at all speeds. That minivan "advantage" shows on paper but I'll bet the real world mileage is closer on both and you won't be sucking oil 
80,000 miles like many of the Honda's seem to be.
- rodut (Oct 23, 2012 6:25 pm)
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#2713 of 2715 Re: recurring fouled spark plug with vcm [robtroxel] by rodut
Oct 23, 2012 (6:25 pm)
Replying to: robtroxel (Oct 13, 2012 4:12 pm)
True. It's better to let all the cylinders work, on a higher gear. Low noise, low wear, no vibrations.
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