In my final gear I am driving at about 3 to 4,000 RPM's.
I have a 1990 Honda Accord EX
Automatic, 4 door.
*MODS*
JDM style headers 4-2-1
2.5" Custom exhaust
Spectre Short Ram intake
Spoon Sports High flow cat
HKS Style high flow exhaust muffler
231,000 Miles on motor
She pulls wonderfully, Chirps 2nd gear, and runs awesome!

Only problem I have is the VSS is faulty. I am getting the part soon.
I just can't figure out for the life of me why my car is running at such high RPM's!
At about 70MPH 3,000RPM's
80MPH 3500RPM's
90MPH 4,000RPM's

Tell me someone PLEASE! Is this normal? Because I have never noticed it before! It's almost as if it's acting like it needs a 5th gear!

 

thats normal...

bolt on mods have, and horsepower, have nothing to do with what RPM you will be at at each given speed(assuming your clucth is not slipping). its a mathematical formula depending on your RPM, gear ratios, final drive, and overall tire/wheel diameter.

 

incorrect, after I installed the new VSS the RPM's normalized to the closest ability, however, they are not where they are supposed to be, and the is because the torque converter is bad.
I had a couple people think that that sounded normal. But the RPM's are running high because they're making up for incorrectly placed, and timed converter fall points. at 70 this car drives at 2600RPM's, 75 at 2900, 80 at 3200... so the RPM's it was running at were too high, and driving harsh through such conditions would fry the transmission.
Thanks for the post though!
Aaron

 

hmmm, those RPMs you listed sound low unless you put a V6 in that accord

 

That sounds about right. It's close enough to what it is on the 6th gen automatic. The V6 would be running ~2k at 70.

 

are you just trolling? Those RPMS are normal