Missed 4th!!

[dorkiedoode]

so i was tryin to drop it to 4th to take off into vtech then my newb butt did it too fast n i missed n after i dun even know wat gear i wear into n i gunned it n the rev jus fly straight to 9k rpm n scream red line lik crazy n the rev limiter blink lik no tomorrow then i brake n drop it into neutral again hopping my engine doesnt pop. so im guessin that a pretty stupid move i jus did huh? so i was wonder how long does it take for ur engine to go bye bye at 9k?

[HabaneroGuy]

Happened to me once, so far so good. Just never do it again.

[mort]

Your motor is probably fine. Just try not to make a habit out of doing that.

[Undispu7ed]

Did that once in my type S, loosened the spark plug which fell into a cylinder and grinded it up. Therefore, resulting in ******* up the entire engine. Luckily my warranted covered it >_>

[dorkiedoode]

lucky u cuz some dealer wont cover it cuz after the check ur ecu it kinda ur fault for revin it soo high.

[volvo9]

Originally Posted by dorkiedoode

so i was tryin to drop it to 4th to take off into vtech then my newb butt did it too fast n i missed n after i dun even know wat gear i wear into n i gunned it n the rev jus fly straight to 9k rpm n scream red line lik crazy n the rev limiter blink lik no tomorrow then i brake n drop it into neutral again hopping my engine doesnt pop. so im guessin that a pretty stupid move i jus did huh? so i was wonder how long does it take for ur engine to go bye bye at 9k?

Holy sh*t, I don't know what's going on in that sentance.

But if you mis shifted and brought the revs to 9k, if your ok now than I'd say your ok (BUT don't do it again). I don't think 9k is enough to ruin your motor instantly, by what I've seen people do for short periods.

Mistakes do happpen, but be careful.....

[KSMatic]

9000k eh? You should do the following, check the gap of the spark plugs, make sure they are within spec. After that, do a compression test to see if you didnt mess up any valves. And last, a leak down test is perferred to make sure you are not losing compression through your valves or pistons.

Other thing i would do is check the valve lash but thats totally up to you though.

The car may run fine, hell, i mis-shift once and i thought it was fine but nonetheless, at the end, my motor finally gave up.


if all checks out, you should be fine.

[dtexan]

chances are you went higher than 9k the dealer can hook it up and see how high it actually went

[si_civic]

I've heard our K20's can reach an astronomical 18000rpm.

[KSMatic]

Originally Posted by si_civic

I've heard our K20's can reach an astronomical 18000rpm.

is this before or after the piston shoots out of the block

[gpennino]

Originally Posted by dtexan

chances are you went higher than 9k the dealer can hook it up and see how high it actually went

Come on, the computer would instantly cut spark and fuel at the rev limiter, I don't think you even reved it to 9K.

That reminds me of my last car which cut spark at 4K when in neutral, good idea!

[HoNdA06]

Originally Posted by gpennino

Come on, the computer would instantly cut spark and fuel at the rev limiter, I don't think you even reved it to 9K.

That reminds me of my last car which cut spark at 4K when in neutral, good idea!

That only applies if you are accelerating. Your owners manual book clearly states, If you downshift in a gear that will carry you beyond 8000 rpm the rev limiter will not prevent our engine from going past the 8500rpm mark. Dont get me wrong the rev limiter will cut fuel and spark to your engine but your speed is already where it is at, and if you put it in a gear that is not capable of handling that speed it will go past 8500. Got to be careful brah, it happened to me but luckily I was able to put my foot back on the clutch quickly. However I reached the 9000's.

[CivicWithNav]

i think it happens often in these close ratio 6spds. ours and celica GTS's

their tranny's been going up like crazy

[gpennino]

Originally Posted by HoNdA06

That only applies if you are accelerating. Your owners manual book clearly states, If you downshift in a gear that will carry you beyond 8000 rpm the rev limiter will not prevent our engine from going past the 8500rpm mark. Dont get me wrong the rev limiter will cut fuel and spark to your engine but your speed is already where it is at, and if you put it in a gear that is not capable of handling that speed it will go past 8500. Got to be careful brah, it happened to me but luckily I was able to put my foot back on the clutch quickly. However I reached the 9000's.

Ohhh yes, that's right, I though he missed gear, not mismatch.

[samx109]

just dont do it often then you will be fine

[rmfa]

Unfortunate mistake, sure hope you didn't blow the motor.

[dorkiedoode]

yea lucky me but it was pretty crazy tho i saw it jump up n down jus from 8500 to 9000 for lik 3 second. it lik the needle jus want to break over n spin the whole 360.