What up, I drive my R quite a bit on the highway; upwards of 80 to 90 mph on those desolate AZ highways so would you recommend that I get a JDM or ATS FD? I want that acceleration that it gives me but I dont wanna be hittin VTEC goin 90MPH and I still want the good MPG that the TypeR gods gave it. What should I do? I know one guy who swapped in GSR 4th and 5ths to get higher gearing on the top end but is there an easier way? What would YOU do?

 

well, if it was me, i would leave it stock, seeing how the type r gearing is good for our long fast stretchy highways.

 

At those speeds you should see a 4 to 500 difference in rpm

 

Not trying to be a *****, I hardly ever do this, but searching for "Final Drive" would have resulted in several posts related to this exact question....

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=358964

Another option for you would be to use a lower final drive along with a much taller 5th gear - like the one from an LS. Here is some data that shows an ITR tranny with ATS final and LS 5th gear. Hang on it's long list

[B]1st Gear[B]
[B]RPM MPH[B]
2500 10.7
2600 11.1
2700 11.6
2800 12.0
2900 12.4
3000 12.9
3100 13.3
3200 13.7
3300 14.1
3400 14.6
3500 15.0
3600 15.4
3700 15.9
3800 16.3
3900 16.7
4000 17.1
4100 17.6
4200 18.0
4300 18.4
4400 18.9
4500 19.3
4600 19.7
4700 20.1
4800 20.6
4900 21.0
5000 21.4
5100 21.9
5200 22.3
5300 22.7
5400 23.1
5500 23.6
5600 24.0
5700 24.4
5800 24.9
5900 25.3
6000 25.7
6100 26.1
6200 26.6
6300 27.0
6400 27.4
6500 27.9
6600 28.3
6700 28.7
6800 29.1
6900 29.6
7000 30.0
7100 30.4
7200 30.9
7300 31.3
7400 31.7
7500 32.1
7600 32.6
7700 33.0
7800 33.4
7900 33.9
8000 34.3
8100 34.7
8200 35.1
8300 35.6
8400 36.0
8500 36.4
8600 36.9
8700 37.3
8800 37.7
8900 38.1
9000 38.6
9100 39.0
9200 39.4
9300 39.9
9400 40.3
9500 40.7

[B]2nd Gear[B]
RPM MPH
2500 16.4
2600 17.1
2700 17.8
2800 18.4
2900 19.1
3000 19.7
3100 20.4
3200 21.0
3300 21.7
3400 22.4
3500 23.0
3600 23.7
3700 24.3
3800 25.0
3900 25.6
4000 26.3
4100 27.0
4200 27.6
4300 28.3
4400 28.9
4500 29.6
4600 30.3
4700 30.9
4800 31.6
4900 32.2
5000 32.9
5100 33.5
5200 34.2
5300 34.9
5400 35.5
5500 36.2
5600 36.8
5700 37.5
5800 38.1
5900 38.8
6000 39.5
6100 40.1
6200 40.8
6300 41.4
6400 42.1
6500 42.7
6600 43.4
6700 44.1
6800 44.7
6900 45.4
7000 46.0
7100 46.7
7200 47.3
7300 48.0
7400 48.7
7500 49.3
7600 50.0
7700 50.6
7800 51.3
7900 52.0
8000 52.6
8100 53.3
8200 53.9
8300 54.6
8400 55.2
8500 55.9
8600 56.6
8700 57.2
8800 57.9
8900 58.5
9000 59.2
9100 59.8
9200 60.5
9300 61.2
9400 61.8
9500 62.5

[B]3rd Gear[B]
RPM MPH
2500 23.7
2600 24.7
2700 25.6
2800 26.6
2900 27.5
3000 28.5
3100 29.4
3200 30.4
3300 31.3
3400 32.3
3500 33.2
3600 34.2
3700 35.1
3800 36.1
3900 37.0
4000 38.0
4100 38.9
4200 39.9
4300 40.8
4400 41.8
4500 42.7
4600 43.7
4700 44.6
4800 45.6
4900 46.5
5000 47.5
5100 48.4
5200 49.4
5300 50.3
5400 51.3
5500 52.2
5600 53.2
5700 54.1
5800 55.1
5900 56.0
6000 57.0
6100 57.9
6200 58.9
6300 59.8
6400 60.8
6500 61.7
6600 62.7
6700 63.6
6800 64.6
6900 65.5
7000 66.5
7100 67.4
7200 68.4
7300 69.3
7400 70.3
7500 71.2
7600 72.2
7700 73.1
7800 74.1
7900 75.0
8000 76.0
8100 76.9
8200 77.9
8300 78.8
8400 79.8
8500 80.7
8600 81.7
8700 82.6
8800 83.6
8900 84.5
9000 85.4
9100 86.4
9200 87.3
9300 88.3
9400 89.2
9500 90.2


[B]4th Gear[B]
RPM MPH
2500 31.3
2600 32.5
2700 33.8
2800 35.0
2900 36.3
3000 37.5
3100 38.8
3200 40.0
3300 41.3
3400 42.5
3500 43.8
3600 45.0
3700 46.3
3800 47.5
3900 48.8
4000 50.0
4100 51.3
4200 52.5
4300 53.8
4400 55.0
4500 56.3
4600 57.5
4700 58.8
4800 60.0
4900 61.3
5000 62.5
5100 63.8
5200 65.0
5300 66.3
5400 67.5
5500 68.8
5600 70.0
5700 71.3
5800 72.5
5900 73.8
6000 75.0
6100 76.3
6200 77.5
6300 78.8
6400 80.0
6500 81.3
6600 82.5
6700 83.8
6800 85.0
6900 86.3
7000 87.5
7100 88.8
7200 90.0
7300 91.3
7400 92.5
7500 93.8
7600 95.0
7700 96.3
7800 97.5
7900 98.8
8000 100.0
8100 101.3
8200 102.5
8300 103.8
8400 105.0
8500 106.3
8600 107.5
8700 108.8
8800 110.0
8900 111.3
9000 112.5
9100 113.8
9200 115.0
9300 116.3
9400 117.5
9500 118.8


[B]5th Gear[B]
RPM MPH
2500 48.5
2600 50.4
2700 52.3
2800 54.3
2900 56.2
3000 58.2
3100 60.1
3200 62.0
3300 64.0
3400 65.9
3500 67.9
3600 69.8
3700 71.7
3800 73.7
3900 75.6
4000 77.6
4100 79.5
4200 81.4
4300 83.4
4400 85.3
4500 87.2
4600 89.2
4700 91.1
4800 93.1
4900 95.0
5000 96.9
5100 98.9
5200 100.8
5300 102.8
5400 104.7
5500 106.6
5600 108.6
5700 110.5
5800 112.4
5900 114.4
6000 116.3
6100 118.3
6200 120.2
6300 122.1
6400 124.1
6500 126.0
6600 128.0
6700 129.9
6800 131.8
6900 133.8
7000 135.7
7100 137.7
7200 139.6
7300 141.5
7400 143.5
7500 145.4
7600 147.3
7700 149.3
7800 151.2
7900 153.2
8000 155.1
8100 157.0
8200 159.0
8300 160.9
8400 162.9
8500 164.8
8600 166.7
8700 168.7
8800 170.6
8900 172.6
9000 174.5
9100 176.4
9200 178.4
9300 180.3
9400 182.2
9500 184.2



[Modified by Ausmith, 2:40 PM 12/15/2002]

 

170+ mph in a Hype R?! I'll go spread the word.

 

Yes just for information. Actually I built the charts for my D Mod hatchback which has a 9500 rpm rev limit.

In addition to the lack of stability, a stockish ITR would never be able to push the rev's that high due to aerodynamic drag.

 

I wonder what is the limit????

 

Between 140-150mph.

 

Do you have mods done to the motor?

At 8400 rpm with a stock ITR gearbox, the speed will be around 153mph. It will really depend on the tire diameter.

 

buy an LS tranny and throw a phantom grip


LOL

 

Wow - that's pretty cool. I was under the impression that the ITR was drag limited - all of the test's I have seen quote top speed between 143-147mph.