I'd be careful about that comparison. With a 2.0 liter engine in 1999, you're not in USA. I wouldn't be at all surprised if the gearing is different. Smaller displacement engine would need to rev higher.

 

I agree with Jim. I only posted my personal experience. Your rpm's sound within "range", mine is 15+ years old and has 365+ miles on it...so is mine as or less accurate as yours?

I use what I feel in my "backside" as to when the converter locks or not-I have OCD when it comes to certain things on the car like rpm's, temp, oil levels, atf, clean windshield and a few more. Main thing from all of this, can/do you feel/see (tach) the converter lock up? If so you are prob good to go.

 

o i see, that make sence! correct me if im wrong, the converter lock is like you having a fifth gear right? this morning i look closely to my rpm, and didnt feel that fifth gear. my temp on my dash is in normal mark after 5 mins of driving.

 

Yeah, the converter locking up feels like another automatic gearshift, but it's weaker, more subtle. When actually shifting the RPM will drop a fair amount, but when the converter locks up the RPM probably drops only a couple hundred.

Are you in UK? Your Swindon-built Accord is a whole different car than a USA Accord. Sometimes we get caught up thinking all Accords all over the world are exactly the same.