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ORIGINAL: Chiovnidca

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ORIGINAL: accord4sroy

The most I ever revved mine (automatic) is 6 or 6.5k.  But, I usually let the rpms go to only 2 or 2.5 k, or I personally prefer 3k before it shifts into each gear.  That is an awesome time! 11 seconds! Chiovnidca is that turbo?

So you've never bounced it off the rev limiter?

Yea, it's turboed. 400+hp

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ORIGINAL: falkore24

As for revving, I try to shift before the limit, but I've hit it before.  I hear that the Honda's that don't last are the ones that are babied too much.

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ORIGINAL: falkore24

In D4, the engine should never hit the limiter.  On my car, the redline starts somewhere around 6400 rpm and the limiter is at 7k.  When I floor it, the engine will just hit 7k but not the limiter.  When you hit the rev limiter, the tach will bounce and you will know it!  So you know what it is, get on the highway with the tranny locked in 2 and get up to speed.  Somewhere around 60 you will be bouncing the limiter .... maybe a little lower for a 4-banger.

The drawn redline on my car is lower than where the tranny wants to shift on it's own, so I do not really concern myself with the 6400 mark.  For me, the bounce is the limit.  at highway speeds, the TCU is very well optimized on these cars aka. - no need to shift.  I shift mostly to improve my control over the car functions such as downshifting before I hit the gas for passing or to engine brake a bit.  Other than holding 1st gear, shifting won't make the car faster ..... the 1st gear thing may be unique to my car though, it always trys to be in 2nd and while moving won't downshift to 1 unless I do it manually.