When you VTEC, do you hit redline all the time?
#4
The rev limiter doesn't kick in until 9100 or 9200 rpm. I routinely rev it to 9000 rpm without hitting the limiter. Sometimes the "red zone" will flash and sometimes it doesn't. But there is alot of usable power above 8300 rpm. Make use of it!
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#10
I hit rev limiter for the first time last new year's eve. My one friend was home from Indiana and I wanted to show him what the S2K's got. I took him out on one of my favorite backroads. I went to pass someone, put it into second gear going about 35 and punched it. I was paying too much attention to going around the person in front of me to realize how quickly it went to redline. I hit rev limiter, then put it in third. No big deal, kinda scared me though. Back to the question, about 75% of the times I go past 6k I go at least to 8500. Most of the time I shift before 4k to save gas, but when I bust out the vtec it's all or nothing.