Boosting in 5th gear/now with pr0N
11-02-2005, 11:29 PM
#22
3.0 BAR
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 3,830
Re: Boosting in 5th gear
Originally Posted by random-strike
5th gear is the most fun
hahah, I knew you'd chime in on this one
I also dont do extended 5th gear pulls. 4th to 125-130ish, no prob, but 5th is just to hard core for me
I look at it from the point of view of heat build up. If your already pushing the limit on pump gas, and running a civic shorty radiator, (or any stock radiator for that matter), the raw heat build up will quickly tax the capacity of system. In the end, your odds of getting into some serious detonation are much higher after you've ripped 1-4th, then hangout at WOT in 5th for 10-15 seconds or so.
On lower psi setups where your not really pushing the limits of pump gas, your odds are much better.
My old A6 on 6-7psi saw several 5th-->limiter freeway runs.
11-02-2005, 11:31 PM
#23
0.5 BAR
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 106
Re: Boosting in 5th gear
hmm i pound through every gear in my S, hitting boost the whole time.. into 5th.. and then... 6th.. boosting the whole time, many and many of times.... no damage so far..
maybe its different with a S/C.. idk.. ?
maybe its different with a S/C.. idk.. ?
11-03-2005, 12:11 AM
#24
0.5 BAR
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: mass
Posts: 166
Re: Boosting in 5th gear
thats cause the temp or a turbo beats that of a s.c ur belts arnt making to much heat.. waste gas is KINDA warm my manifold says dont touch......must........touch......at .....any.....cost!!! ahhhhhhhhhhhhh its fuckign hott!!! put a warning or somehting on that thing gesh!!! :1 
my manifold says dont touch......must........touch......at .....any.....cost!!! ahhhhhhhhhhhhh its fuckign hott!!! put a warning or somehting on that thing gesh!!! :1
11-03-2005, 02:32 AM
#27
1.0 BAR
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: 206/WA
Posts: 597
Re: Boosting in 5th gear
WTF, I NEVER KNEW THIS NO EVER MENTIONED IT TILL NOW!
I mean i always drive 5th gear and push the pedal all the way down to go faster instead of downshifting.. that should be okay right? I race into 5th gear like twice or threes times the most... YA are saying dont push it in 5th gear, like race til 4th and thats it? LEt off? dont go to 5th. But driving in 5th to pass ppl is safe, mayb a lil boost... bc i ve fucked wit ppl on freeway with my 5th gear... but never really pushed it... imma have to let my friends know this...
I mean i always drive 5th gear and push the pedal all the way down to go faster instead of downshifting.. that should be okay right? I race into 5th gear like twice or threes times the most... YA are saying dont push it in 5th gear, like race til 4th and thats it? LEt off? dont go to 5th. But driving in 5th to pass ppl is safe, mayb a lil boost... bc i ve fucked wit ppl on freeway with my 5th gear... but never really pushed it... imma have to let my friends know this...
11-03-2005, 06:27 AM
#29
1.5 BAR
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,183
Re: Boosting in 5th gear
lol no i totally understand thats sounds pretty sick.......i'll be happy if i just get 275 whp lol. but i've got every peice of my exhaust ceramic coated by swain maybe i won't have such high egts what are the normal egts for certain speeds/gears?...........i feel so dumb right now :1 but i never heard this before
Let me rephrase this..
350+ whp in a light *** civic hatch or crx over 120mph is a thrill, but I'd like to live til i'm 75, I dont trust our roads around here. Top speed runs are not nearly as thrilling to me as accelerating to 120.
Until you drive a high hp honda and do some healthy rippers you really wont understand. I was pretty freaked out taking my ex-girlfriends built h22 to over 140mph. It still had torque steer over 100.
Originally Posted by AbaZ
Originally Posted by 91efate
i trust my car over 120. i've had it pegged all the way probably faster than 120 can't tell though coz my speedo only goes to 120 but my car doesn't sway or shimmy, ---- i can change lanes at that speed. mine rides tight (knock on wood) 
350+ whp in a light *** civic hatch or crx over 120mph is a thrill, but I'd like to live til i'm 75, I dont trust our roads around here. Top speed runs are not nearly as thrilling to me as accelerating to 120.
Until you drive a high hp honda and do some healthy rippers you really wont understand. I was pretty freaked out taking my ex-girlfriends built h22 to over 140mph. It still had torque steer over 100.
