has anyone ever redlined in 4th or 5th?

Civic_D16Y5 · 10-03-2004, 11:19 AM

its not hard at all to redline in 1st and 2nd, a little harder for 3rd, but still very possible. now ive gotten to around 5500 rpms in 4th(i think) and that was when i topped it out at 116.
has anyone ever redlined in 4th and 5th?

Kafziel · 10-03-2004, 04:01 PM

Redlined in 5th @ about 125 mph.
Guess that's the max for mine, since the rev governor cut me off there.

MR2Driver · 10-03-2004, 04:12 PM

Yeah i've redlined 5th, and each time i do it its even more glorious.

MexSiR · 10-03-2004, 05:05 PM

You can redline in every gear, but its worse in 5th or the tallest gear because the engine is sustaining max rpms for a very long time since they climb very slowly.

CivicSiRacer · 10-03-2004, 06:42 PM

I redlined in all gears. 4th and 5th while I was at VIR in 2002 (Virginia International Raceway) on the back straight from Oak Tree

GScivic7 · 10-03-2004, 06:45 PM

omg you must have been hauling ass

Civic_D16Y5 · 10-03-2004, 06:54 PM

i have very tall gears and no torque so getting to redline in 5th is nearly impossible without boost

Ricochet · 10-03-2004, 10:04 PM

I can easily bounce 4th but my speed limiter cuts 5th out around 7,000

CivicSiRacer · 10-03-2004, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by GScivic7

omg you must have been hauling ass

Yeah you can say that. It's almost a 1 mile long straight. Topped out at an inaccurate 155mph in my Civic Si with 205/50x15".

But I was passed like I was standing still by a 2001 BMW M3 and a Ford F150 Lightning (supercharged and driven by a road racer). They said they hit 180mph by the next corner.

This is definitely something you should do. Do a track day or NASA HPDE:

GScivic7 · 10-03-2004, 11:52 PM

how fast were you going into the straight? 155mph is plenty fast for me.

CivicSiRacer · 10-04-2004, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by GScivic7

how fast were you going into the straight? 155mph is plenty fast for me.

Well the turn before the straight is Oak Tree (#12) turn. It's basically a narrow right hand turn

Most cars (on street tires) downshift from 3rd or 4th gear to about 1st gear to pull out of turn #12. So figure we're going 25-30mph.

GScivic7 · 10-04-2004, 02:46 PM

wow, looks like so much fun. Wish I had the cash to drop on a track day. It's like $300 at the local one here.

Ricochet · 10-04-2004, 02:46 PM

Yeah that's one hell of a straight, one where I could definitly see Civics falling behind.

del soul · 10-04-2004, 07:20 PM

ive redlined in 4th but i didnt want to sit at high rpms for long enough to do it in 5th

CivicSiRacer · 10-04-2004, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by GScivic7

wow, looks like so much fun. Wish I had the cash to drop on a track day. It's like $300 at the local one here.

That was a Honda-Tech/NASA HPDE school for $180 for two days

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