VietScouty

Let it be known that the max rev is at 5200 or so. Due to the fact when I tried to cut down my run time covering a 7 mile road with numerous corners, I noticed that when I was in 3rd gear, I was hitting only about 85 and the RPM was hitting at 5000-5200 (Gas pedal was touching the floor) and it was bouncing. Note that I was going downhill at a ridiculous pace, hitting a corner without crossing the center divider while using techniques to prevent the understeer. As I made it on the driveway of the house, I decided to put it in neutral and floor the gas pedal to see its max RPM, again "5200". I covered that 7 mile road in 4 minutes, I manage to cut it down by a minute from the last run, usually its on the average I cover it in 10 minutes if I'm just driving normally but if I go into that "I don't give a rats *** if I die" attitude, I make it 5 to 6 minutes faster. MAX REV...5200!!!!

sp3cialk

haha thats pathetic.

TigreTek

wtf... honda has the max HP at 6100 rpm.

hibbj

My car's rev limiter kicks in around 5000 RPM when my cars moving below 20MPH of speed. But when it's above that I can hit 7000 RPM... Hmm... that's interesting...

I didn't know DX/VP's limiter kicked in that early...

By the way, I thought DX/VPs didn't come with tachometer?

TigreTek

the DX doesn't. it's why i'm in the process of finding a cluster swap for my GF. (you guys need a happysad smiley)

pacopepe132

is there any way to disable this? I noticed when I go at hight speed 100 or so it is very hard to get it past that. I am going to pay attention to the rpm's to see where it limits.

boricua_civic

My DX rev limiter is aprox at 6,900k rpm...

Al Gore FTW

iTrader: (19)

yeah, somethings wrong with the tach you are using if it's an aftermarket one. the redline on the DX/VP/EX is 6700 or so, and the rev limiter doesn't come in till about 6900-7000. if its an aftermarket tach, check to see if it's set on 6, or 8 cylinder mode.

ajhdragon

iTrader: (5)

i can rev up to 7k with my DX 5-speed

familycar

iTrader: (4)

i have an lx which should be the same as a dx and i can hit 7,100 before my rev limiter kicks in. its probably 7k but my cluster tach shows 7,100. i dont think any honda has a rev limiter at 5200. most domestics have a redline of 6k some at 5,500 but most are around 6k.

anibal

iTrader: (1)

I've seen ~7K rpm in my DX 5spd.

dirtysouthcivic

I have a 02 dx and an autometer tach set to the 4cyl setting and my rev limiter kicks in at 6700-6900. (when you are revving that high its hard to tell) so it must be set to 6 cyl or 8 cyl mode.
peace

cleancivic 05

check the tach again when u do ur run

VietScouty

Ok, I think I solved the problem. As one of you had said, it could be the aftermarket tach that I have. I noticed that when I tried to give it another test run, I manage to go past and hit up to about 6k in 2nd. But the funny thing is, why is it stopping me from revving even higher than 5200 RPM when I had the gear in neutral? Is it because I have my tach sitting crocksided or is it because of all of the aftermarket parts I have on? So confusing!!!

Al Gore FTW

iTrader: (19)

yes, i win the battle of what is going wrong with your car/tach.

dalaw

my auto civic fuel cutoff comes in at 5000 rpm when the car is in park, but will hit 6800 rpm when the car is in motion.

diskreet

iTrader: (1)

my 01 lx will go to 6800 usually but if I have it in 2 or D3 i can take it to the real redline of about 7100 before it bounces off