Hi everyone, it's nice to come across lots of TSX/Euro Accord owners in one place Here in China, we've got the Honda Spirior which is a left-hand drive Accord Euro CU2. It comes with a lower 10.5:1 compression K24Z5 engine with 180hp (probably because of the junk petrol here) and a paddle-shift 5-speed auto transmission.

For all the Euro owners with the auto transmission, do you get engine hesitation near 4000 rpm when accelerating at full throttle in 3rd gear? On mine, revs climb to 3800 rpm, then drop a bit to 3500 rpm before increasing again. I've had this happen consistently, with the shifter in either D or S modes and the throttle pinned to the floor.

I read somewhere that it's the torque converter lockup that's causing the RPM drop. The VTEC cam switchover doesn't happen until much higher so I'm inclined to think it's an issue with the transmission.