What engine comes in the 2008 Honda Accord?
The Accord Coupe is offered with a 190-horsepower 4-cylinder engine (up 24 horsepower) or a 268-horsepower V-6 engine (up 24 horsepower) with a choice of 5-speed manual (4-cylinder) 6-speed manual (V-6) or 5-speed automatic transmission (all engines).
What is Honda VCM engine?
VCM (Variable Cylinder Management) is fuel-saving technology that automatically deactivates 1/3 or 1/2 of the cylinders, according to the driving conditions. This saves fuel and lowers emissions.
Which is the most powerful engine in a Honda Accord?
268 Horsepower 3.5-liter i-VTEC V-6 (EX V-6, EX-L V-6 Sedan; EX-L V-6 Coupe) The 3.5-liter SOHC i-VTEC V-6 engine available in the Accord Sedan and Coupe is the largest and most powerful engine ever offered in a Honda passenger car.
What kind of transmission does a Honda Accord use?
To help improve the fuel efficiency of the V-6 engine available with the 5-speed automatic transmission, a new generation of Honda’s VCM is used. This is the first application of VCM on a non-hybrid Accord model.
What’s the changeover point on a Honda Accord V-6?
The V-6 with 6-speed manual transmission has a VTEC changeover point that occurs at approximately 5000 rpm. Intake and Exhaust Tuning. The intake and exhaust systems on the Accord Coupe V-6 with six-speed manual transmission feature exclusive intake and exhaust tuning for sporty sounding performance.
What do the intake valves do in VTEC?
VTEC® operates the engine’s 12 intake valves in two distinct modes. At low engine speeds, the intake valves follow low lift and relatively short duration cam profiles. At high engine speeds the valves switch to high-lift, long-duration mode to deliver the best volumetric efficiency.
What kind of engine does a Honda Accord have?
The latest J35 series is the current 3.5L Earth Dreams J35Y engine family. The first J35Y1 engine was launched in the 2013 Honda Accord. The J35Y1 features a traditional VTEC on the intake valves plus Honda’s VCM system on rear (based on the location in the engine bay) cylinder bank under low and moderate load.
To help improve the fuel efficiency of the V-6 engine available with the 5-speed automatic transmission, a new generation of Honda’s VCM is used. This is the first application of VCM on a non-hybrid Accord model.
The V-6 with 6-speed manual transmission has a VTEC changeover point that occurs at approximately 5000 rpm. Intake and Exhaust Tuning. The intake and exhaust systems on the Accord Coupe V-6 with six-speed manual transmission feature exclusive intake and exhaust tuning for sporty sounding performance.
VTEC® operates the engine’s 12 intake valves in two distinct modes. At low engine speeds, the intake valves follow low lift and relatively short duration cam profiles. At high engine speeds the valves switch to high-lift, long-duration mode to deliver the best volumetric efficiency.