has anyone redlined 5th gear?? i'm just curious as to how fast that would be.... also... when you add HP to your car...will it only make it get to top speed faster..or will it raise the top speed???
#468, "RE: Has anyone redlined 5th gear???" In response to Reply # 0
N/A unless your going straight down a mountain its impossible to hit redline in 5th gear. the top speed doesnt change at all unless you have bigger rims and can get past the redline. i'm currently working on it with someone how to actually sneek past the redline. but i do believe we top out at 162 or so at fuel cut.
#470, "RE: Has anyone redlined 5th gear???" In response to Reply # 2
Actually, on the 2gnt Eclipse/Talon, there is no governor. None, nada. Zippo, el zero. As far as top speed, redline should check it at a hair over 150mph. I've seen about 6800rpm in 5th gear, so I wouldnt say its impossible N/A.
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#473, "RE: Has anyone redlined 5th gear???" In response to Reply # 5
Unless he had a tranny swap with different gear ratios, I dont see how. Also, I know he had 17" wheels, so that will throw his speedo off. Another thing. At anything above 100+mph, your speedo will be off. Very off. Thats why I go by the tach. If his speedo read 170, he was probably doing about 155. Also, the speedo only reads to 170, how could he see it reading 172?
91 awd: 60-1, 880's, E-Prom, etc. 93 awd: JDM 6 bolt, K&N, full exhaust, Wally 255, otherwise stock.
R.I.P. the original "Factory Freak" 15.5's with short ram and catback only 1996 RS 5-speed
#475, "RE: Has anyone redlined 5th gear???" In response to Reply # 7
Actually SaberKahn it was a digital reading on RS_Guys car, he put up pics of it. I cant remember what it was on, i wanna say HKS Type 1 TT, but i think thats wrong... his tranny was stock as well.
#476, "RE: Has anyone redlined 5th gear???" In response to Reply # 8
Well, if his transmission was stock, then yeah, its wrong. Check your speed versus RPM and how it changes in each gear. Going by numbers, 7k will be at a hair over 150mph He wouldve had to have been doing 9k or more to reach 170+mph.
91 awd: 60-1, 880's, E-Prom, etc. 93 awd: JDM 6 bolt, K&N, full exhaust, Wally 255, otherwise stock.
R.I.P. the original "Factory Freak" 15.5's with short ram and catback only 1996 RS 5-speed
#477, "RE: Has anyone redlined 5th gear???" In response to Reply # 9
Dang that's fast hehe I"ve never gone past 130. Need some Z rated tires first hehe. THe HKS Type 1 reads in kilo per hour though. So he'd need to convert it using the tach. Hehe is there a way to switch it to MPH? That would be nice.
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He wouldve had to have been doing 9k or more to reach 170+mph.