what RPM do u SHIFT??

[SBallerk2]

when racing do u guys shift before redline, redline it,etc....what number rpm..cause I can't!!! hit!!! 2nd ON MY 3rd GEN...while I try to shift just before reline around 6 1/2...please HELP...lol

[sprayedlude93]

i dont know about you but I shift my 4th gen VTEC at 8500 ITs nice to be bullet proof

[Gohan Ryu]

What do you mean? Your car won't go into 2nd gear when you're at high rpm's?

[SiGNAL748]

Originally Posted by sprayedlude93

i dont know about you but I shift my 4th gen VTEC at 8500 ITs nice to be bullet proof

[lude4henro]

[SBallerk2]

yeah...I mean..if I take my sweet time and shit like a sec or two or short shift 5 to 6 it'll go in but with a "crack sound" like a forced geared!!when I'm driving normal it won't do this when I shift around 3 on every gear...y'all know normal driving..but when I take off from first I'll burn rubber and all then I'll try to hit 2nd quick to burn rubber in 2nd once again and my car won't go into 2nd and just stay in first and make that long azz sound like when u rev it..so then I will let the gas go and put in the clutch nice and slow...and well I killed IT!! LoL....I have very good tires!! btw...also I think I messed up my car today...I was trying to force 2nd once again today....while I was driving to work....and well now when I turn on my car or when I stop in a light and then have to start shifting from 1st to 2nd etc. my car will make this very strange funny noise and then as I speed up it'll slowy go away...the noise sound like a hezzzing sound like when a belt get's wet and u turn on ur car and those this hezzing sound for like a sec or two and go away and never do it again well my's doesn't...thoes it when I turn on my car then will slowly go away then after I start shifting from 1st slowly goes away too..what could this be?? (did this all way back from work like 5 miles away...evertime I stoped and started shifting from 1st after 2nd to 3rd it's about GOne the noise in 1st it does it REALY LOUD!!) I think messed up the belts..but I will check tomorrow morning...any help is welcome on both subjects thankxx guys...

[SBallerk2]

btw my car ranned normal...back...no check engine or anything adnormal happend...besides that really loud noise...(hezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz)

[BodyKits]

I Dont Know About The Whole Shifting At 8500 Thing, And If Your Spraying I Highly Doubt That High, Everyone Who Uses Nitrous Knows That You Shift Lower When Spraying. 8500 Would Have To Be After Some Mods Wer Done To It And If You Did Them Then You Know As Well As Everyone Else That There Isnt A Such Thing As Bullit Proof. Anything And Everything Will Bust. Its A Matter Of Time But If You Shift At 85oo Its Not A Long Wait For You To Find That Out.

But To Help You Out On Where To Shift I Cant Really Tell You. When I Race I Look At My Giant Tach Before I Go Then I Go By Sound But If I Had To Guess I Would Say Around 10,500 On My Car With Would Be Around 600-6500 On Yours.

[6dmnbag]

I dont rember what year prelude but honda had a recall out for a problem with the transmission.

[240SXLude]

I think the automatic 5th gen prelude transmissions were crappy.

About the whole thing on shifting at 8500...i dunno about that

[sofast]

I cant help with with the noise problem but I can help you with the redline issue. Dont do it. Our 3rd gen ludes arent designed to rev that high. Its hard on the motor. You will run into serious engine problems. I would say 6 grand is plenty good on a stock motor.



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[Retard324]

normal drivin 3000, havin some fun 4-4500, an racing 6-6500

[viet_lude]

[SBallerk2]

I agree..with "sofast "this is my first stick shift 3rd Gen Lude "88 Si" and I couldn't agree with u more..that these 3rdGen aren't really designed to Rev that high as the motor doesn't feel or sound as a 4thGen S,Si, not along a VTEC motor when reving it to there redlines...btw my motor as 190K which I think isn't too high for an 88 so I was already guessing these engines "b20's" aren't like the 4thGen's I have had before '92 Si and 94 VTEC...it's clear to me now..tho I still love my CAR..I'm go check out my car about that noise..still any help is wlecome..on this weird noise..

p.s. I'll try not to rev my Lude beyond 6,200RPM just a bit before redline...when some punk civic rev's at me LoL

[94PreludeJDM]

As far as not being able to shift at high RPM's and the sound, get your syncros checked.