question about Si Prelude - Honda Prelude Forum

jsmooney · 12-22-2003, 02:24 AM

I was driving tonight, and decided to top out the lude again, cause i hadnt done it with the new clutch yet, and it was cold, and i had my full I/H/E......anyways, i got up to 127 (where it usually cuts off) then it kept going into the red......i got up to about 137 mph and got scared cause it was way fast and it was nighttime....

before it had always stopped before the tach got anywhere near the redline....

my question: is the computer supposed to stop in 5th gear at redline (~6.5k) or at the rev limiter (~7k)?

KB798 · 12-22-2003, 02:50 AM

I believe it's the fuel cutoff point.

Lucke · 12-22-2003, 03:13 AM

huh? you didn't know that the Si ludes didn't have a speed governer???

how long have you been on here and not known that? anyways, 5th gear never really tops out, it just kind of runs out of steam and can't go any faster...

blacklude4k · 12-22-2003, 09:58 AM

He has f22b, how long have you been on here and not known that

L-U-R-C-H · 12-22-2003, 10:41 AM

Hell yeah, my 1993 H22A VTEC doesn't have a governor either!

jsmooney · 12-22-2003, 11:16 AM

no no, before it had always stopped at 127....didnt go any faster, i was just going downhill i guess...

i had done it MANY times before and it didnt go any faster than 127....

I KNOW IT DOESNT HAVE A SPEED LIMITER...we put my computer in my friends accord with long gears and had fun one night

i was just asking

Sonik_Fury · 12-22-2003, 12:41 PM

Gauges might be weird cause of the cold weather??????

willmbrk · 12-22-2003, 12:50 PM

My H23 has hit 134 on a slight decline. Normally 5th gear tops out of 129mph.Not sure about the F22B

jsmooney · 12-22-2003, 02:04 PM

well, i am guessing because the max power is >500 rpm than the h23, but the tach kept going after redline, it usually stops

rogera04 · 12-22-2003, 07:29 PM

I got my H23 to about 134 or 135. The weather was nice and sunny, and about 65-70 degrees.

Preyluder · 12-23-2003, 12:10 PM

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Originally posted by Lucke
how long have you been on here and not known that? anyways, 5th gear never really tops out, it just kind of runs out of steam and can't go any faster...

Uh, that's wrong. I've hit the rev-limiter in 5th gear. No joke.

jsmooney · 12-23-2003, 01:03 PM

okay, that answers my question

Preyluder · 12-24-2003, 02:16 PM

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Originally posted by jsmooney
okay, that answers my question

Yep, I hit it down a slight hill. Granted, I did have a LONG run to my advantage, but I had the a/c on AND another passenger. It was the best thing ever. I've only ever done it once, but I know it's possible.

brendon2k · 12-24-2003, 04:50 PM

due to gearing i think you top out a tad under 130. they ecu never cuts off at redline. fuel cut off at 6800 occurs on every gear on a stock ecu. if your tach reads 140 when you hit the fuel cutoff, it just shows you how far it is off at high speeds. mine read about 134 the time i hit the fuel cutoff in 5th.

G_Loc · 12-25-2003, 08:32 AM

Man, its gotta be scary hitting the fuel cutoff at those speeds

Preyluder · 12-25-2003, 09:39 AM

It's kinda like a VVRRRROOOOOOOOMMMMM.... BANG bang BANG! Sort of sounds like mortar rounds coming out of a bunker or something. Kinda freaky.

94LOOD · 12-28-2003, 12:49 AM

daaaaaaaaaamn, umm i hit 100 once for like 2 seconds lol

granted im only 16 though.......

jsmooney · 12-28-2003, 01:52 PM

my dad made the mistake of telling me that right after he bought the Z that he made sure it would go 100.... shhhhh, dont tell no one!

overdrive23 · 12-28-2003, 07:42 PM

i got a 96 si, one nice sunny day about 65 degrees last early winter i hit the spedo about 2mm from 140 (138mph-ish) so i dont understand why the other si's can't go that fast....its gotta be something specific for those cars or the lack of balls of the drivers..jk people, i was racing a 5.0 stang (who pussied out at like 120). but i did it, and so can you!

jsmooney · 12-28-2003, 11:23 PM

yeah, thats almost exactly what i did, i just got scared when i hit 138ish.....