Celica Forums General Discussion General Can someone please explain to me lift?

Yes, im sorry for not knowing what lift is..but what is it? Can lift be achieved in any generation celica? or any car? Please dont laugh at me for not knowing, but, i gotta find out somewhere..thanks..

lift cant simply be explained... it has to be experienced

I'm not sure either...

Can someone explain to me?

im just guessing, but is it where you accelearate, and when you shift gears, your speed doesnt slw down? i dunno...

The term lift comes from the technology that creates it. The valves, lift or open more & for longer durations in the higher RPMS of the engine. This of course lets more air & therefor more fuel into the engine & this creates more horsepower. The term hitting lift is used because lift tends to be sudden & very noticeable. Similar to turbo, it kicks in & you can feel the horsepower. Basically the engine goes from about 150 to 180 horsepower when it hits. For Honda is V-TECH & now the new intelligent V-TECH.

Hope this helps Clyde.

Ya its basically a mini turbo. You gain an extra 30 or 40 horsepower instantly as soon as you hit 6200 RPM.

ok in basic terms, this is only available on a 2zz engine or celica gts , in a celica gts when the rpm reaches 6000 you will feel a significant boost in power and will push you back in the seat a little similar to a turbo feeling, to fully understand this i would suggest test driving a celica gts and let us know what you think afterward

LIFT is a point in the RPM range when the car switches over to a more aggressive program (cam to be exact), thus feeding in a lot more AIR into the engine, thus giving you a 40hp BOOST. Only the GTS has it.

good explanations guys, here is everyhting you need to knwo aobut the 2zz:

https://celicahobby.com/ubbthreads/thread.f_158777_0_collapsed_5__1.html

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Thanks..now i understand..

Great, i didnt really understand that either thanks for the explanations.

or you can be like me and not even notice lift hitting cause im used to it ^_^

when around 6k oil pushes out bolts that wedge under the cam so it hits a second lobe which would normally be dormant that opens the vales wider and for a longer time

^^^ best description I've heard yet.

Nice makes me wish I had VVTL-i

I wish I had vvtl-i too...wait I do have VVTL-i !!!!

good description