Could someone try this:

Start the engine, put it in neutral or park and rev the engine...does it go to redline and then cut out or does it cut out at 5500 rpm?

Is it a limiter, so you wouldn't ruin the transmission if you dropped in gear?

 

i coudl swear its 5500

 

yeah in park or nuetral it wont go past 5500 partly just because it cant be too good if you go around redlining your car sitting still. It prevents u from being completly stupid

 

alot of cars have this feature, your not suppose to really rev any engine, its not good for it.

 

Revving won't hurt an engine, but there's something about revving it in park or neutral. I do know that it is normal for the TL.

But the transmission will protect itself even if you do rev in neutral and pull it into drive. I know this because I had put the car in neutral one time and forgot, and when I went to accelerate it revved and I pulled it into drive too quick . The car's revs dropped before it engaged.

 

yes there is a limiter on the car in park or neutral. (if your movin in neutral it will rev higher)
The exact reason? but its there

 

I can rev to 7100 in N or P

 

A TL-S in park hitting the fuel-cutoff is faster than your TL, though





j/k

I respect all Honda/Acura products!

 

I would hope so. Mine is 9 years old with 145,000 miles on it with Honda's random as hell 5 cylinder.

 

Is the I5 smooth?

 

Yeah, there's a fuel cut-off at like 5500 while in Park or Neutral. But like fsttyms1 said, when you're moving in neutral, you can rev to redline.

 

um yes, it is not good to rev the engine while it does not have a load on it. why, b/c it is designed to be turning a force, we all do it, so its not like i am saying i have never done it. thats why alot of motorcycle guys foul out plugs, b/c they just sit and rev and rev to show off. my sources have been ROUSH racing and kawasaki and a few articles here at there.

 

Yup, it is. It's not awesomely fast, but quick, and through my normal driving, no highway, I'm getting about 26mpg, pretty sweet with how high gas prices are. I've spent a lot to get it there in the last 10,000 miles though, there is a thread in the first gen forum cause someone asked...

 

My TL-P gets ~34mpg on the highway. It's about 22mpg in the city, though. I guess that's only because it's a much younger engine.

 

i call bs?

 

You call BS if you want to... Ken can back me up on this. He had an 03 TL-P that consistently got into the 30s on the highway.

Plus if you're not familiar with the EPA ratings and how they do them, the 19/29 figure for the 2002 TL (and other years) is 10% and 22% less than the EPA observed numbers respectively.

If the EPA didn't reduce their numbers by those percentages, they would be overwhelmed by complaints from drivers who can't get anywhere close (because MPG will vary). This was the whole basis for reducing them to begin with.

Therefore, the expected MPG is 19/29 but the TL is capable of

10% of 19 + 19 = 20.9 or 21

22% of 29 + 29 = 35.38 or 35.

21/35.

My gas light for this tank is about to come on in the next few miles, current miles to this tank = 362. 362/14.5 (when my light comes on) 25mpg 60/40 city/highway. Not bad at all for a 3.2L V6.

 

I've gotten as high as 30 mph in my '03 Type-S. With more conservative driving in a TL-P, 34 mpg on the highway is very possible.

 

You need to step it up, man. I been WAY over 30 mph in mine!

 

 

Ive got a lead foot like Rob (probably more of) and ive gotten 34 mpg on the hwy( robs slacking)

Typically with a mix and my driving im in the 24-27 range

 

That's just screaming to be in someone's sig

 

i learn new things everyday

 

I'm actually guessing the reason why you can't rev to redline in park or neutral is due to engine cooling... no airflow over the raidiator = overheating eventually...

 

Damn, I owned myself.