I heard that it is bad to drive in 5th gear but i figured that would be kind of stupid but i wanted a definate answer

 

W..H..A..T.. (lil jon voice)


can you better explain what you are trying to ask......

 

j00 heard wrong.
Use it, that's what it's there for

y shi - who's in 5th 82.3% of the time

 

i dont see why you wouldnt use 5th gear. they didnt put it there for fun

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by yoshi234 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">j00 heard wrong.
Use it, that's what it's there for

y shi - who's in 5th 82.3% of the time </TD></TR></TABLE>

yep.

chris - who is in 5th mostly only on the highly... or 1st/2nd

 

Yes, it is bad. Use all 5 gears.

 

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agree, use all 5 gears and according to speed..

 

Get an ATS it makes 5th gear even more fun No more droping to 4th to pass.

 

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yup. also, w/ ATS leave it in 2nd when driving in rush hour traffic.... no need for constant 1-&gt;2 shifts

 

Maybe he was thinking about driving in 5th gear at low low speeds.. I heard that was stressful on the gears?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by yellow blur &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Maybe he was thinking about driving in 5th gear at low low speeds.. I heard that was stressful on the gears?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Not on the gears; on the engine. The Load will create knock.

 

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One of the funniest things I've heard or read for a little while on here.

About the only time using 5th is a bad idea is when trying to accelerate (in 5th) up a hill from 2000 rpm (from some other post on here a week or two ago). That was definately a sitiuation where a downshift or two would be recommended.

On the highway ... I used to look for 6th (with gas prices and ticket et al)!

 

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Not on the gears; on the engine. The Load will create knock.</TD></TR></TABLE>

What Craig said, 4.929 problem solved

Good to see you Trey

 

cruises in 5th gear much of the time above 40mph.

 

Hmm...driving in 5th at 10mph would be dumb. I don't think you're car is going to "asplode" though.

 

lol

 

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That would be funny to watch, grandpa coasting through a parking lot in fifth, followed by a poof of smoke and a rod shooting through the oilpan.


-Chris

 

Who is this 'Asahi' guy????

 

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I've heard of him, I've heard he likes to clean windows and drink Asian beer.

 

For maximum fuel economy, drive in the highest gear possible without lugging the engine. At highway speeds, this means fifth most of the time (except in heavy traffic).

For maximum acceleration, drive in the lowest gear possible without overrevving the engine.

 

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I did the above and added a turbo to quiet the motor down..... PSSHHHHHHH!

 

If the 5th gear was so bad, then why did Honda include it with the car? Might as well make it a 4-speed with all the weight included in making it a 5-gear tranny (not including reverse of course)

 

Just Curious, what does ATS stand for?

 

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Active Traction Service

 

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u beat me to asking that...no fair btw what does ATS actually do? technical explaination plz...