My Civic Si 07' revs high but speedometer is low..why?

mosdefxSI · 12-19-2007, 06:16 PM

Hey wassup guys..umm i just noticed this problem lately. Well heres the run down.. my car feeels slow..i cant figure out whats wrong with it...when im driving i can see my revs are gettin high but as for speed..its like loww..o.O..i have about 6k miles on it...any suggestions?

buurner · 12-19-2007, 06:25 PM

I thought the samething after driving vehicles so long that did not have a digital readout. But you will get use to it. Its modern technology that pretty little needle will be obsoulete in a few more years, but it defiantly takes time to adjust to the speedo...

ryker · 12-19-2007, 07:17 PM

the litte engine produces very little torque. So it needs to spin more RPMs to create the work output.

Orbit1 · 12-19-2007, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by mosdefxSI

Hey wassup guys..umm i just noticed this problem lately. Well heres the run down.. my car feeels slow..i cant figure out whats wrong with it...when im driving i can see my revs are gettin high but as for speed..its like loww..o.O..i have about 6k miles on it...any suggestions?

Its a honda, man what did you expect?
VTEC: All the lag, none of the boost.

-j- · 12-19-2007, 07:38 PM

You didn't kill the clutch yet, right?

hyperluv · 12-19-2007, 07:50 PM

Post the RPM, Speed, and the Gear the car was in so that way someone can tell you if it is normal.

24boosted · 12-19-2007, 08:30 PM

After driving my 350z around for a week then back to my Si, the car feels REALLY weak now.

radiocontrolhead · 12-19-2007, 08:57 PM

Hey! I have a problem, when I turn my wheel 360 degrees, my tires only turn a little bit... Shouldn't they be turning 360 degrees as well?

The answer is in our transmission. It's a six speed meaning the gear are all at a very low ratio compared to that of a five speed transmission. This isn't a fast car.

pkkid · 12-19-2007, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by radiocontrolhead

Hey! I have a problem, when I turn my wheel 360 degrees, my tires only turn a little bit... Shouldn't they be turning 360 degrees as well?

LMAO

cny · 12-19-2007, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by buurner

Its modern technology that pretty little needle will be obsoulete in a few more years,

Right....tell that to the GM's of the late 80's and early 90's.

udumkid · 12-19-2007, 11:11 PM

your clutch is slipping.

mosdefxSI · 12-20-2007, 01:35 AM

ill post my revs and speed to see if its normal later..im still not sure whats going on..it just seems i rev so high but distance wise im not going that far

fuel120 · 12-20-2007, 01:49 AM

Imports, Honda's, are made to rev high. Its built for it so don't sweat it. It's to bring quick HP out of a little box. I've driven mustangs until now and it took me time to get use to it.

Powered by Honda · 12-20-2007, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by 24boosted

After driving my 350z around for a week then back to my Si, the car feels REALLY weak now.

I understand...

I test drove a USED M3 and my S2000 felt like the parking brake was on while I was driving it home.

I was seriously scared there was something wrong with my car.

datbacker59 · 12-20-2007, 01:52 AM

throw out some mph and wat the tachs at

mosdefxSI · 12-20-2007, 04:56 AM

Thanks for all of the replies my fellow Honda buddies =]. Well here some examples to help u set your mind into my problem. I'm going at least 22 mph and like I'm reving about x4000-5 rpms.. I seem to notice this in 2nd and 3rd. And I don't kno if its my clutch slipping kuz I only got 6k miles in my baby

ak_balla · 12-20-2007, 05:41 AM

post a vid of you running through the gears maybe?

-j- · 12-20-2007, 11:19 AM

Here's a test you can do.

Run the revs high on first and jam it into 4th and floor it. If the tach creeps up and the car is not speeding up, the clutch is slipping.

Agnt004 · 12-20-2007, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by mosdefxSI

Thanks for all of the replies my fellow Honda buddies =]. Well here some examples to help u set your mind into my problem. I'm going at least 22 mph and like I'm reving about x4000-5 rpms.. I seem to notice this in 2nd and 3rd. And I don't kno if its my clutch slipping kuz I only got 6k miles in my baby

That seems like the correct speed for 2nd gear, not third though. In third gear (for the SI) the RPM's are just about 100 times higher than the speed. For example, if your going 30 mph, you are at about 3000 RPMS, 60MPH=6000 RPM's. Hope this helps.

07k20z3ftw · 12-21-2007, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by -j-

Here's a test you can do.

Run the revs high on first and jam it into 4th and floor it. If the tach creeps up and the car is not speeding up, the clutch is slipping.

not good to "jam" into any gear..and this isnt gunna prove much seeing how he ll prly end up speed shifting of some sort..

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12-19-2007, 06:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
buurner Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Memphis,TN Age: 21 Posts: 505 iTrader: 7 / 100%	I thought the samething after driving vehicles so long that did not have a digital readout. But you will get use to it. Its modern technology that pretty little needle will be obsoulete in a few more years, but it defiantly takes time to adjust to the speedo...

12-19-2007, 07:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
ryker Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,726 iTrader: 1 / 100%	the litte engine produces very little torque. So it needs to spin more RPMs to create the work output.

12-19-2007, 07:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
-j- Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: West Side Posts: 383 iTrader: 1 / 100%	You didn't kill the clutch yet, right?

12-19-2007, 07:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
hyperluv Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: FL Posts: 283 God is Love - So STOP Hating iTrader: 0 / 0%	Post the RPM, Speed, and the Gear the car was in so that way someone can tell you if it is normal.

12-19-2007, 08:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
24boosted Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,348 iTrader: 0 / 0%	After driving my 350z around for a week then back to my Si, the car feels REALLY weak now.

12-19-2007, 08:57 PM	#8 (permalink)
radiocontrolhead Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hollywood, ca Age: 21 Posts: 2,927 Danny iTrader: 0 / 0%	Hey! I have a problem, when I turn my wheel 360 degrees, my tires only turn a little bit... Shouldn't they be turning 360 degrees as well? The answer is in our transmission. It's a six speed meaning the gear are all at a very low ratio compared to that of a five speed transmission. This isn't a fast car.

12-19-2007, 11:11 PM	#11 (permalink)
udumkid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 13.5@102mph N/A untuned Age: 88 Posts: 4,154 Rene.... iTrader: 8 / 100%	your clutch is slipping.

12-20-2007, 01:35 AM	#12 (permalink)
mosdefxSI Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Long Beach Posts: 39 Johnson iTrader: 0 / 0%	ill post my revs and speed to see if its normal later..im still not sure whats going on..it just seems i rev so high but distance wise im not going that far

12-20-2007, 01:49 AM	#13 (permalink)
fuel120 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Age: 26 Posts: 25 gregory iTrader: 0 / 0%	Imports, Honda's, are made to rev high. Its built for it so don't sweat it. It's to bring quick HP out of a little box. I've driven mustangs until now and it took me time to get use to it.

12-20-2007, 01:52 AM	#15 (permalink)
datbacker59 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New York Age: 20 Posts: 2,276 Its a Live2Hustle Thang... iTrader: 3 / 100%	throw out some mph and wat the tachs at

12-20-2007, 04:56 AM	#16 (permalink)
mosdefxSI Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Long Beach Posts: 39 Johnson iTrader: 0 / 0%	Thanks for all of the replies my fellow Honda buddies =]. Well here some examples to help u set your mind into my problem. I'm going at least 22 mph and like I'm reving about x4000-5 rpms.. I seem to notice this in 2nd and 3rd. And I don't kno if its my clutch slipping kuz I only got 6k miles in my baby

12-20-2007, 05:41 AM	#17 (permalink)
ak_balla Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Alaska Age: 19 Posts: 200 Matt iTrader: 0 / 0%	post a vid of you running through the gears maybe?

12-20-2007, 11:19 AM	#18 (permalink)
-j- Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: West Side Posts: 383 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Here's a test you can do. Run the revs high on first and jam it into 4th and floor it. If the tach creeps up and the car is not speeding up, the clutch is slipping.