Hello all,

I'm a newb here,

Bought a 91 si hatch about a month ago.

The previous owners used to take this car to the track, how often.. ?? i dont know.
They claim it's a usual 15sec. car. It was abused and raped.. I can tell because interior parts/carpet are mismatched/colored. Looks like it was gutted.

-The motor is Stock trim D16. As far as what's inside, I dont know.
-Ac, Power steering have been thrown out.
-6puck clutch.

My question is:

At 5th gear, 3,000RPM what speed are you supposed to be travelling?

Please excuse the lame question, this is my first Hatch, so I am not familiar.

I'm not complaining, I'm just trying to find out the mods that have been done to this car, so i can better take care of it.

I would like to rescue this beater, I will post up a pic.. it's been abused i tell ya. I shed a tear when I saw it.


Peace.





Modified by nsone at 5:10 PM 4/18/2005

 

i think that will put you at about 55 or 60.. the tranny's gears are pretty short..

 

I haven't had a D series in a while, but I would guess at 3000 rpm, around 50-60 mph? Yeah, they're geared pretty steep.

Welcome to Honda Tech. It looks like you have quite a task ahead, restoring that car to decent condition. Good luck.

 

Thanks for the welcome, and the reply.

That sounds about right.

55-ish mph is where I'm at.

That IS steep.

Thanks guys.