sexynojutsu

hi, i recently purchased a 2001 prelude of my freind, and i realized that it had some problems. I know there is a link, or atleast im hoping there is a link, but my car wont redline at 7500, and instead it redlines at 6000, acting as if it hits a revmeter and just stalls there. the thing is its not only the tach, but the engine wont go any further after 6000 rpm. I was wondering what the problem is? if anyone has an answer or a similar problem any info will be welcome. Is the engine fucked up or something, or do i only need to fix my tach? .... i mean the car sounds fine until it hits 6000rpm. My freind has a stock prelude, just like me but hes redlining it all the way to the redzone 7500... so i cant make the connection why mine shouldnt either.... ><


Modified by sexynojutsu at 8:12 AM 6/6/2005

The Phil

You're in limp mode. Limp mode gives you lowered redline and no VTEC. Are you waiting for the car to heat up all the way? Are you getting any CELs?

sexynojutsu

the thing is, im a noob, and i dont think im in limp mode. My freind, when he had the car, fucked around with the gauges and he said something is broken in there. But what i want to know is, does it have any connection with why i wont redline at 7500? or can there be an engine problem to it?

The Phil

Why don't you think you're in limp mode? It wouldn't make sense to just be a gauge problem, unless the gauges were somehow recalibrated.

Do you have a CEL?

sexynojutsu

if im in limp mode, how do i get out of it... ? do i just drive around the car for a few blocks and wait for it to heat up ? cause i already did that ( i think). How do i get out of limp mode ?

sexynojutsu

i dunno what a CEL is >< sorry about that, just got into hondas ><, and just started driving stick.. ><

budget

check engine lights

sexynojutsu

i dont have any engine lights coming on.... so it doesnt seem like im having problems with the engine ....

draxxus07

well i put in some indiglo gauges and my tach needle gets stuck at 6800, im lazy and i hardly race so i havnt bothered fixing it yet

but ur engine not shifting past 6k, could be either ur car isnt warmed up, that or IVE HEARD DONT MURDER ME FOR THIS ive heard that sometimes if your really low on oil vtec wont engage

sexynojutsu

yea, i tihnk thats what my freind was trying to do, but instead he fucked it up. Personally, i dont like the indiglos, and he put back the stockies, but now my gauge is fucked up... Moving onto something more important though, does your car feel like accelerating after .... 68000 ? cause mine feels like the tach is actually stopping the engine from moving onto ... redlining at 75000. At first i thoguht it was reading it wrong, but thats not the case.



Modified by sexynojutsu at 4:50 AM 6/7/2005