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Nov 17, 2005

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High RPM's

I have a 02 civic ex, it runs about 4k @ 80mph in 5th gear,is this normal? i've spoken to quite a few people locally (including honda mechanics) and they say NO. i think that the car was set up for the lower range of gears instead of the middle to upper range. any help/suggestion would be welcomed, thank you

Nov 17, 2005

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Its fine thats the way my EX is

Nov 17, 2005

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your honda mechanics are idiots. 3800 rpms on a ex 5sp to go 80mph. glad you asked here. cause we tell you the truth for free.

Nov 18, 2005

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thanks for the input. the car just seems to feel like it could use one more gear...

Nov 18, 2005

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if you dont like it, swap to an LX tranny. It has taller gears

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if you have a stick that normal. The autos are like 3k rpm at 80mph

Nov 19, 2005

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don't complain.

4000 rpms for me is 75 mph.

Nov 19, 2005

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I'm at 4,000 RPM's at 70MPH in my Integra.

Nov 19, 2005

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eh.. its normal..

Nov 19, 2005

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3k at 70 for my auto

Nov 19, 2005

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right now while I'm reading this, I'm at 0 mph @ 0 rpms...

Nov 19, 2005

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^^^ start that engine and speed up man!!
when I had my LX 5 speed, 80 wasnt too off from 3500-3700.

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73 is 3500rpms for me and 4K at 80+

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def. normal

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it doesnt seem right..

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^^Why not? the Ex transmission has closer gear ratio then the LX/DX's. So its normal.

Nov 23, 2005

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I'm at 4,000 RPM's at 70MPH in my Integra.

4.76 final drive, eh? ... isn't that a bit too short for DD?

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4.76 final drive, eh? ... isn't that a bit too short for DD?

That's stock for a GSR...

Nov 23, 2005

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gsr final drives are 4.4 ...

or are you talking about the 4k @ 70mph? ;P

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gsr final drives are 4.4 ...

or are you talking about the 4k @ 70mph? ;P

Yeah, stock GSR=4.4, I was just saying 4k @70mph is stock. If you go down to the 4.76, you'll be around 4500-4750, VTEC (on a GSR) engages at 4,400 RPM, so you will be in VTEC top end when you are at 70 MPH. I know a few people with that gearing and complain because their MPG is so low because of that.