Research the 2006 Honda Accord at Cars.com and find specs, pricing, MPG, safety data, photos, videos, reviews and local inventory. Opens website in a new tab Cars for Sale Nov 1, 2010. While a Honda VTEC solenoid rarely goes bad, problems with VTEC not engaging properly are extremely common. Most of the time incorrect wiring is to blame, but occasionally something The 2018-21 Honda Accord offers a choice of three powertrains: a base turbocharged 1.5-liter four-cylinder with 192 hp and 192 pounds-feet of torque; an available turbo 2.0-liter four-cylinder A tuner's favorite, the K24A2 produces 205hp and 177lb-ft of torque from stock, with its VTEC mechanisms found on both the exhaust and intake manifolds. You can find the Acura TSX 2004-2008 armed with the Honda K24A2 engine in the United States. Low-end figures for the K24 start at 160hp with 161lb-ft of torque. Under the Hood. Honda’s 2.4-liter i-VTEC four-cylinder engine develops 160 hp. In LX V-6 and EX V-6 models, the 3.0-liter V-6 generates 240 hp. A five-speed-manual or five-speed-automatic Larger vehicles like the Honda Ridgeline, Honda CR-V, Honda Pilot, and Honda Odyssey typically feature an i-VTEC V6 engine. The Honda Element features an i-VTEC four-cylinder engine. The 2001 Honda Accord was the first car to get a V6 with VTEC. Alternatively, a VTEC equipped four-cylinder base model was available. The fact that it sounds marvelous and offers a bit of that authentic Honda VTEC redline rush is just icing on the cake. Accord V6 in blue, 2.0T in black; solid line indicates horsepower, dashed stevel. vtec, the old fashion vtec which the V6 still uses, uses engine oil pressure to lock the intake rocker shafts to a rocker on a different lobe of the camshaft. to achieve the effect of having a different camshaft, old fashion way of getting power, depending on what the ecm thinks you want for power. i-vtec adds to that by an adjustable V3hPcX.