It's ok to change at 3.5. That is not high. High is 5000rpm and above.Quote:
Originally Posted by simbadda54
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It's ok to change at 3.5. That is not high. High is 5000rpm and above.Quote:
Originally Posted by simbadda54
also I've been told that make sure shifting above 3000, otherwise your engine will weakened.
as the ecu learns to take it too easy and make the engine soft.
I normaly shift anywhere from 3k rpm to 5k rpms depends on the gear
once i accidently launched in 3rd >.< i was tired as shit and drivin more than an hour.. yes i was wondering wtf was goin on :P car didnt wanna go.
and i usally shift b/w 3k-4k.
honda engines are really reliable and (again) yes they do like a thrashing once in a while.
seals always heat up and cool down over and over again so eventually they will harden and crack. no car last forever, all u gotta do is make sure u get the most out of ur engine by maintaining it, repair when u have to or when u want to :P
think of it this way.
your car is like your own body.
never workout or put ur stress your body if u havent warmed up properly.
same goes with a car never thrash it when its cold.
anyways back to the topic. honda didnt set vtec at 5.5 for no reason :) (dont bother getting a vtec controller) so of course vtec loves to be drivin hard lol :) so do chicks.
hope i helped u guys in some way o.O
vtec on B16A is 5,700 - 5,800...
cant remember exactly...
So technically its bad for me to "cruise" in 5th gear going 60? cause then wen i accelerate it bogs down??Quote:
Originally Posted by yfin
That's why it's called "Cruise". If you are maintaining 60, without needing to accelerate, it's fine. If you have to accelerate, you should downshift to a lower gear.Quote:
Originally Posted by VTi_b0i
ah i see wat ya mean...thanks aaron
No problem :)
my poor lil engine....
My normal driving shifting point is always around 4k or above, and after few days of driving like that the car still becomes sluggish compared to when you thrashing it like a slut...