Originally posted by: kevinthenerd
Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
Not even close. No car can take 25000 or 40000 rpms, not even for a second.
I was off, but let's do the math. It didn't take it for that second... that's the point. The motor fell into pieces.
RSX-S gear ratios (taken from
http://www.acura.com/models/model_specs_index.asp?module=rsx )
1st: 3.267
2nd: 2.130
3rd: 1.517
4th: 1.147
5th: 0.921
6th: 0.738
Reverse: 3.583
Final Drive: 4.389
Ok... red line is 8000 rpm (source:
http://www.epinions.com/content_69181935236 )
so, from 5th to 2nd would be a ratio of 2.130 / 0.921 = 2.3127
2.3127 * 8000 = 18501.6
So I was off, but 18500 is still fast as hell, and the motor is still shot because of it.