Why it is wise to not miss shift

[maldo]

Go to this link and look at what the good ol' Acura driver did.Blown RSX

[Ryencool]

thats what happens when you gotta keep it at 7k rpm to get anywhere those things mis-shift, alot...

[Marlon]

i know 2 guys who both have type r's and did the same thing(withing 2 weeks of each other) but just bent a couple valves

[zytariuk]

What a ****in' retard!

[millionflame]

Something doesn't sound right here.<p>Who DOWNSHIFTS from 5th to 4th (but really to 2nd in this case) after redlining it all the gears upwards???<p>That doesn't make sense. He's a complete ****tard.<p>~A

[Ryencool]

well for some reason alot of rsx owners are experienceing this. If you go on there boards theres alot of discussion about it, and even talking about recalls etc. Techniclly your car should be able to downshift like that. in most modern cars theres mechanisims that dont allow it, atleast thats what ive heared. I even have a video of a guy doing a 4th to 2nd shift in a rsx on accident, sounds scary...

[monstar-mx-3]

Ok...this guy got to be a complete idiot. I have mis shifted before...But you can tell right away and press in the clutch. Nomally you have about 1-3 secs to redline an engine. This is a v-tec engine, and according to Honda, you can redline a v-tect for 4 secs with a safe range. I just bought an RSX and have red line a few times...But it only has 7000 Miles on it...you have to slowly break in the engine...and i dont mean by redline the **** out of it. He must have gotten the money for the car from his Mommy or Daddy and need to learn how to really drive.

[mx3man83]

Wow you guys are harsh. So he messed up and mis-shifted, you guys are perfect? This isnt only common amongst rsx guys, its the same with celica guys too. My friend mis-shifted in his 01 GTS and had to get the short block replaced (for free by toyota). With celicas the gears are much closer together than in our mx-3s, and its probaly that way with the RSX's too. My friend actually did that twice, until he had toyota do something to his tranny/linkage(not sure of the details) so his gears were a little further apart.

[maldo]

Your correct that it isn't just RSX owners who are experiencing this. Celica owners were the first ones to have this happen. Since the transmission uses such a close ratio without any "real" guides it is quite possible to shift into the wrong gear. Toyota realized this after quite a few mishaps and did a recall that issued a "new" shifter gate that would change the distance between gears. Acura/Honda doesn't warrant blown motors, especially if it can be determined that it was driver error. THat said, a threat of a lawsuit or going public would be enough to get some help from the dealer.

[mmonid]

I want to know what this guy is on! Yes, I have mis shifted before (looking for that 6th gear in my car) but as soon as you start letting the clutch out, you can hear the motor really revving up, and immediatly go back to the gear you are in. I don't feel bad for him whatsoever. A 5th to 4th change I can understand, but a 5th to 2nd is stupid. Sell the car and buy an auto.

[mx3man83]

You guys remind me of 1985 honda accord drivers who have intake and exhaust and think they have 200 hp!! What is soo hard about understanding that this is not an isolated incidence, but this is a fairly common problem amongst these cars?? When you drive hard and power shift with a car with gears that are sooo close together, things like this do happen, whether you are an idiot or not! HOT DAMN chill out! :p

[mitmaks]

dumb rich honda boys deserve that to happen to them, first you gotta learn how to shift, but we all know theyre torqueless, why redlining your stock honda???? thats $#(@#* dumb, especially when youre not trying to race. Lots of accidents happen like that when youre trying to show off your stuff like its the S#!T

[quinn_seipp]

mitmaks keep your comments to yourself... Why do you take a honda motor to the redline? Cause thats where the power is... DUH. It is purely driver when a mis shift occurs... can't handle a standard? Buy an auto... BTW Mitmaks I know lots of "honda boys" who have boughten their own rsx's... this honda owner hating is almost as bad as racism .

[lazzyie]

No offence but RSXs are sweet as hell I totally feel sorry for that poor guy. I mean I hydrolocked my k8 but I only spent $2500 on this car. Man that blows!!! I have to admit that melted pistons looking like baked potatoes was kinda funny though. I think I would cry if I was him.

[torpedan]

Yeah i like the potatos...<p>I can understanding missing a shift i have done it before.. when your at a high rpm and shifting down one gear its undnerstandable.. thinking that you will notcie and it will take over a second is WRONG.. of a downshift like that a lot of people would drop the cluitch and have it floored to get very driect power. <p>and yeah redlining 2-300 rpm over yeah that is nice and all.. yeah your engine can take the abuse 7k from 5th to 2nd would put the motor likely into the 14k zone.. that is f1 teritory.. even out motors would pop before you could get it out of gear.