I recently picked up a civic hatchback, its a 1990 4 speed 1.5 dpfi and was wondering if there really this slow ? Let me explain a little more, in first gear pick up is pretty good but when its in 2nd or 3rd or even 4th, I stomp on the gas pedal and it seems like nothing happens, no jerk at all or anything like that. The car drives fine, it does not bog down or anything, it picks up speed slowly, just wondering if this sounds normal to people ? I'm gonna post some pics tomorrow, got a great deal on it from a friend, only $400 and it runs great and the interior is flawless.

 

I have that exact same car model. I shift into second at around 13 mph, third at 26 mph and fourth at 41 mph. I have really good pick up. Remember this particular model was built for gas milage, not performance.

 

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Oh yeah I understand, I was just wondering though. Car runs great, idles a little rough but I think the idle is set to low, it just seemed odd that I was in second gear and I stomped on the gas and the car did not even jerk. Whats this model redline at and also whats the rev limiter, it sucks not having an rpm gauge.

 

The 4spds are generally pretty slow.. Not to much u can do to them.. Although i know of a guy running a Boosted D16 with the 4spd tranny and he loves it so to each his own

 

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Yeah I understand there general slow, I'm not looking for speed, its actually gonna be my Dad's work car. The main thing was, when in any other gear besides first, I can stomp on the gas pedal and the car does not even jerk, speed just increases slowly.

 

well if its anything like my crx, then yes its very very slow. I have an 89 hf and its the slowest car I've ever driven. I was in second going about 45 when I shift it to third and it just bogged down. I thought it was gonna die on me

 

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So if you smash the gas in second or third, the car does not even jump at all ?

 

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So if you smash the gas in second or third, the car does not even jump at all ?</TD></TR></TABLE>hahaha nope. I tried to do that and it just bogged. I'm atleast getting a d15b7 and si trans for now.

 

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Ok cool, thanks for the response. I am gonna give it a full look down tomorrow. Picks will be up.

 

also if you need a rad. I have a half radiator I was saving for the crx that I can throw on there and sell you my stock one.

 

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IM sent

 

I own a 91 STD and its the slowest thing on earth it seems. First gear is the only gear I can get a response out of, and the other gears are for crusin'

 

Welcome to world of tall gears. I can relate, as I drove for one year with an HF tranny bolted to my d16a6. The difference is like night and day, I pray that I never have to go back.

 

yeah i couldnt even peel out with my 88 hf. well i take that back there was one time when i was rolling backwards on a dirt hill revved it up to about 4 grand and dumped the clutch it threw some rocks it was pretty sweet.

 

I have a dx, and other than 1st, it sucks. (4 speed can suck it)

 

yup im also a STD'er... slow as ****... gets me to place to place... but the zc is comming soon

 

I was reading this post, and I was wondering. Does it start to accerate when the RPMs get higher? I did a timmingbelt chand on my friends 89 Automatic DX Hatch, and it was off a tooth for me, never timmed a SOHC before. Well anyway it was slow as **** had no pull at all and then seemed to pick up at about 3k. Fixxed the timming, and it's still slow, just not falling on it's face leaving the line. I'm wondering if this might be the situation? If not I'm sure you are just expecting more outa the car than what it is. Those cars are awful slow, you try an HF out. Those are really fast.J/K

 

&lt;== 4spd Solider. Great on gas! I've hadnt much time to install my si tranny.

 

you think your STD is slow, when i got mine i drove around on a wasted clutch for about 8 months

it wouldnt spin the bald *** tires on ice

then i swapped in the LS (almost done finally)

 

o how i miss my 60hp std!

 

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yes.

 

All of 70 hp.

 

lol............I have a d15b6 with the hf tranny in my STD, talk about slow but I still pulled a 44.5 at this weekend's auto-x! fastest of the day was a 40.7!

the tall gears do suck, but alas I just downshift and give her hell.

 

Heres the beast

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1013019

 

mine was slow, but i loved it, drove to jersey, and then to nyc and drove all day on 1 tank of gas