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Old Feb 14, 2011 | 08:42 PM
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i just did a b18a1 swap into my crx and the gears are short on it.the tranny label says a1-xxxxxxx i saw that in 5th gear at 2k rpm im doing 35mph does that sound right? i thought my speedometer was off but i checked with my gps and its right on.
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 03:43 AM
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might be a b16 trans.
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 04:44 AM
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any one else?
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 08:22 AM
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a1 is a ls transmission. Same as the one in my car. Comes out of a 90 da integra.
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 08:40 AM
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what's your rpm on the highway at, let's say, 75mph
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 09:51 AM
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5th gear @ 35mph?? whaaa?
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 11:36 AM
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ya idk im going to take it on the highway today and see 75 and see what rpms im at
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 11:41 AM
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My Y1 B16 trans I’m around 4600rpm @ 75. My Y1 LS trans I’m around 3500rpm @ 75
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 05:14 PM
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ok so i took it on the highway got it up to 75mph and was at 3900rpm in 5th gear.
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 06:49 PM
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ok so i took it on the highway got it up to 75mph and was at 3900rpm in 5th gear.
Then its a ls trans. Mine is at like 4k at 80.
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 06:54 PM
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sounds like a ls
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 07:11 PM
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My old trans in 5th gear at 60 would run 4k. Now that I think about it I'm not sure what my new one runs at, but it's certainly not 4k. My new one supposedly came off of a B16. Is your transmission a cable or hydro?

Here's a good source to look up the gearing in different trannys.

http://hondaswap.com/reference-mater...n-specs-29132/
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