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OrdnanceMarine · 01-10-2009, 12:52 AM

Mine stops the bucking when the coolant temp reads ~110-120F on my ScanGaugeII. I'm very gentle on my car until it's at least up to 150 and still pretty gentle on it until I see upper 180's for a little while.

To be fair to the Si, my 2005 CR-V has DBW and you can notice some bucking under the same circumstances even through the automatic transmission's torque converter which is VERY spongy compared to our directly connected manual transmission.

This seems to be a problem with other K series DBW Hondas and not just our Si.

As far as rev hang goes, I noticed it a little bit when I first bought the car but I can't seem to see it anymore. My bet is that I've just gotten used to the way it works. One thing I do love about the throttle setup is that blipping the throttle for a double clutch downshift is so easy in this car compared to others I've driven.

01-10-2009, 12:52 AM	#452 (permalink)
OrdnanceMarine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mojave Desert, CA Age: 34 Posts: 1,909 David	Mine stops the bucking when the coolant temp reads ~110-120F on my ScanGaugeII. I'm very gentle on my car until it's at least up to 150 and still pretty gentle on it until I see upper 180's for a little while. To be fair to the Si, my 2005 CR-V has DBW and you can notice some bucking under the same circumstances even through the automatic transmission's torque converter which is VERY spongy compared to our directly connected manual transmission. This seems to be a problem with other K series DBW Hondas and not just our Si. As far as rev hang goes, I noticed it a little bit when I first bought the car but I can't seem to see it anymore. My bet is that I've just gotten used to the way it works. One thing I do love about the throttle setup is that blipping the throttle for a double clutch downshift is so easy in this car compared to others I've driven.