Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
 

In article <dfdetvgvcv961p14mcb5rjb1bhba71ssfa@4ax.com>, JXStern
<JXSternChangeX2R@gte.net> wrote:

> 4cyl engine with stick, can it stay up with LA freeway traffic (80mph
> when clear), including making it up a hill like Sepulveda Pass in
> decent shape?
>
> Thanks.
>
> J.

Yes--I recently took my 4 cyl. Honda to Las Vegas and was able to do 130
mph on the freeway that goes thru the middle of the desert. The freeway
was almost free of traffic and my radar detector did not make a sound
while I was on that 10 mile section of staight road. My temp. gauge
despite the high desert temperatures never went above the half way mark.

Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
 

In article <dfdetvgvcv961p14mcb5rjb1bhba71ssfa@4ax.com>, JXStern
<JXSternChangeX2R@gte.net> wrote:

> 4cyl engine with stick, can it stay up with LA freeway traffic (80mph
> when clear), including making it up a hill like Sepulveda Pass in
> decent shape?
>
> Thanks.
>
> J.

Yes--I recently took my 4 cyl. Honda to Las Vegas and was able to do 130
mph on the freeway that goes thru the middle of the desert. The freeway
was almost free of traffic and my radar detector did not make a sound
while I was on that 10 mile section of staight road. My temp. gauge
despite the high desert temperatures never went above the half way mark.

Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
 

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 15:05:15 GMT, JXStern <JXSternChangeX2R@gte.net>
wrote:

>4cyl engine with stick, can it stay up with LA freeway traffic (80mph
>when clear), including making it up a hill like Sepulveda Pass in
>decent shape?
>
>Thanks.
>
>J.


You do the conversion. I have a 2003 Honda Accord Sedan with 5 speed.
It will do:
60 kph in 1st
100 kph in 2nd
140 kph in 3rd
195 kph in 4th
not sure for 5th as I want to regain some points. :oP

Jody

Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
 

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 15:05:15 GMT, JXStern <JXSternChangeX2R@gte.net>
wrote:

>4cyl engine with stick, can it stay up with LA freeway traffic (80mph
>when clear), including making it up a hill like Sepulveda Pass in
>decent shape?
>
>Thanks.
>
>J.


You do the conversion. I have a 2003 Honda Accord Sedan with 5 speed.
It will do:
60 kph in 1st
100 kph in 2nd
140 kph in 3rd
195 kph in 4th
not sure for 5th as I want to regain some points. :oP

Jody

Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
 

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 15:05:15 GMT, JXStern <JXSternChangeX2R@gte.net>
wrote:

>4cyl engine with stick, can it stay up with LA freeway traffic (80mph
>when clear), including making it up a hill like Sepulveda Pass in
>decent shape?
>
>Thanks.
>
>J.


You do the conversion. I have a 2003 Honda Accord Sedan with 5 speed.
It will do:
60 kph in 1st
100 kph in 2nd
140 kph in 3rd
195 kph in 4th
not sure for 5th as I want to regain some points. :oP

Jody

Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
 

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 15:05:15 GMT, JXStern <JXSternChangeX2R@gte.net>
wrote:

>4cyl engine with stick, can it stay up with LA freeway traffic (80mph
>when clear), including making it up a hill like Sepulveda Pass in
>decent shape?
>
>Thanks.
>
>J.


You do the conversion. I have a 2003 Honda Accord Sedan with 5 speed.
It will do:
60 kph in 1st
100 kph in 2nd
140 kph in 3rd
195 kph in 4th
not sure for 5th as I want to regain some points. :oP

Jody

Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
 

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 23:06:28 GMT, "razingkane"
<razingkaneDELETEME@adelphia.net> wrote:
>You did not state what kind of car your driving.

As on subject line, the current Accord sedan (160HP).

When I finally traded my old '87 Accord, it was in part because the
100hp engine had trouble keeping up with newer traffic. It would
eventually go well over 80, but had very weak acceleration above 70.
It would make it over Sepulveda Pass in 4th but not 5th (it's a
moderate hill on interstate 405, only a few hundred feet vertical
starting basically at sea level and usually clogged to 10mph anyway,
but sometimes you get lucky!)

The power/weight ratio of the new 4cyl is much better on paper, but
sometimes there are hidden gotchas, so I thought I'd ask.

Thanks to all responders.

J.

Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
 

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 23:06:28 GMT, "razingkane"
<razingkaneDELETEME@adelphia.net> wrote:
>You did not state what kind of car your driving.

As on subject line, the current Accord sedan (160HP).

When I finally traded my old '87 Accord, it was in part because the
100hp engine had trouble keeping up with newer traffic. It would
eventually go well over 80, but had very weak acceleration above 70.
It would make it over Sepulveda Pass in 4th but not 5th (it's a
moderate hill on interstate 405, only a few hundred feet vertical
starting basically at sea level and usually clogged to 10mph anyway,
but sometimes you get lucky!)

The power/weight ratio of the new 4cyl is much better on paper, but
sometimes there are hidden gotchas, so I thought I'd ask.

Thanks to all responders.

J.

Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
 

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 23:06:28 GMT, "razingkane"
<razingkaneDELETEME@adelphia.net> wrote:
>You did not state what kind of car your driving.

As on subject line, the current Accord sedan (160HP).

When I finally traded my old '87 Accord, it was in part because the
100hp engine had trouble keeping up with newer traffic. It would
eventually go well over 80, but had very weak acceleration above 70.
It would make it over Sepulveda Pass in 4th but not 5th (it's a
moderate hill on interstate 405, only a few hundred feet vertical
starting basically at sea level and usually clogged to 10mph anyway,
but sometimes you get lucky!)

The power/weight ratio of the new 4cyl is much better on paper, but
sometimes there are hidden gotchas, so I thought I'd ask.

Thanks to all responders.

J.

Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
 

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 23:06:28 GMT, "razingkane"
<razingkaneDELETEME@adelphia.net> wrote:
>You did not state what kind of car your driving.

As on subject line, the current Accord sedan (160HP).

When I finally traded my old '87 Accord, it was in part because the
100hp engine had trouble keeping up with newer traffic. It would
eventually go well over 80, but had very weak acceleration above 70.
It would make it over Sepulveda Pass in 4th but not 5th (it's a
moderate hill on interstate 405, only a few hundred feet vertical
starting basically at sea level and usually clogged to 10mph anyway,
but sometimes you get lucky!)

The power/weight ratio of the new 4cyl is much better on paper, but
sometimes there are hidden gotchas, so I thought I'd ask.

Thanks to all responders.

J.

Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
 

In article <UFNBb.12148$NN.1797213@news1.news.adelphia.net> , "razingkane"
<razingkaneDELETEME@adelphia.net> wrote:

> You did not state what kind of car your driving. I've got a 99 Accord EX
> 4cyl /manual (150 hp). I live in Colorado. On Interstate 70, the main
> east/west interstate through Colorado. I've had no problems keeping up
> with cars traveling 70-80 MPH through mountain passes. The highest pass is
> the Eisenhower Tunnel at a little over 11,000 feet above sea level. I
> routinely drive at over 9000 feet above sea level with no problems. I used
> live in California and I drove a 87 CRX 4cyl/manual I've been up Sepulveda,
> Cajon pass, Palomar Mountain, Montezuma grade, Big Bear, Lake Tahoe... and I
> never had any sort of problems keeping up with traffic. So I don't think
> you'll have any problems with Sepulveda pass...no matter what your driving,
> although I don't know how the Honda Insight would do but the are automatics
> right?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rick
>

Rick--you are right--I did NOT state the type of car that I was driving. I
was driving a 1999 4 cyl auto trans. I found out that both of our cars
have a computer chip set so that our cars can't go above 130 mph. I think
that it is refered to as a speed limiter or something like that. One
poster told me that Honda does this so that people don't blow head gaskets
as a result of going over 130 mph for long distances.

Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
 

In article <UFNBb.12148$NN.1797213@news1.news.adelphia.net> , "razingkane"
<razingkaneDELETEME@adelphia.net> wrote:

> You did not state what kind of car your driving. I've got a 99 Accord EX
> 4cyl /manual (150 hp). I live in Colorado. On Interstate 70, the main
> east/west interstate through Colorado. I've had no problems keeping up
> with cars traveling 70-80 MPH through mountain passes. The highest pass is
> the Eisenhower Tunnel at a little over 11,000 feet above sea level. I
> routinely drive at over 9000 feet above sea level with no problems. I used
> live in California and I drove a 87 CRX 4cyl/manual I've been up Sepulveda,
> Cajon pass, Palomar Mountain, Montezuma grade, Big Bear, Lake Tahoe... and I
> never had any sort of problems keeping up with traffic. So I don't think
> you'll have any problems with Sepulveda pass...no matter what your driving,
> although I don't know how the Honda Insight would do but the are automatics
> right?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rick
>

Rick--you are right--I did NOT state the type of car that I was driving. I
was driving a 1999 4 cyl auto trans. I found out that both of our cars
have a computer chip set so that our cars can't go above 130 mph. I think
that it is refered to as a speed limiter or something like that. One
poster told me that Honda does this so that people don't blow head gaskets
as a result of going over 130 mph for long distances.

Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
 

In article <UFNBb.12148$NN.1797213@news1.news.adelphia.net> , "razingkane"
<razingkaneDELETEME@adelphia.net> wrote:

> You did not state what kind of car your driving. I've got a 99 Accord EX
> 4cyl /manual (150 hp). I live in Colorado. On Interstate 70, the main
> east/west interstate through Colorado. I've had no problems keeping up
> with cars traveling 70-80 MPH through mountain passes. The highest pass is
> the Eisenhower Tunnel at a little over 11,000 feet above sea level. I
> routinely drive at over 9000 feet above sea level with no problems. I used
> live in California and I drove a 87 CRX 4cyl/manual I've been up Sepulveda,
> Cajon pass, Palomar Mountain, Montezuma grade, Big Bear, Lake Tahoe... and I
> never had any sort of problems keeping up with traffic. So I don't think
> you'll have any problems with Sepulveda pass...no matter what your driving,
> although I don't know how the Honda Insight would do but the are automatics
> right?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rick
>

Rick--you are right--I did NOT state the type of car that I was driving. I
was driving a 1999 4 cyl auto trans. I found out that both of our cars
have a computer chip set so that our cars can't go above 130 mph. I think
that it is refered to as a speed limiter or something like that. One
poster told me that Honda does this so that people don't blow head gaskets
as a result of going over 130 mph for long distances.

Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
 

In article <UFNBb.12148$NN.1797213@news1.news.adelphia.net> , "razingkane"
<razingkaneDELETEME@adelphia.net> wrote:

> You did not state what kind of car your driving. I've got a 99 Accord EX
> 4cyl /manual (150 hp). I live in Colorado. On Interstate 70, the main
> east/west interstate through Colorado. I've had no problems keeping up
> with cars traveling 70-80 MPH through mountain passes. The highest pass is
> the Eisenhower Tunnel at a little over 11,000 feet above sea level. I
> routinely drive at over 9000 feet above sea level with no problems. I used
> live in California and I drove a 87 CRX 4cyl/manual I've been up Sepulveda,
> Cajon pass, Palomar Mountain, Montezuma grade, Big Bear, Lake Tahoe... and I
> never had any sort of problems keeping up with traffic. So I don't think
> you'll have any problems with Sepulveda pass...no matter what your driving,
> although I don't know how the Honda Insight would do but the are automatics
> right?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rick
>

Rick--you are right--I did NOT state the type of car that I was driving. I
was driving a 1999 4 cyl auto trans. I found out that both of our cars
have a computer chip set so that our cars can't go above 130 mph. I think
that it is refered to as a speed limiter or something like that. One
poster told me that Honda does this so that people don't blow head gaskets
as a result of going over 130 mph for long distances.

Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
 

Bill B. Johnson wrote:

> In article <UFNBb.12148$NN.1797213@news1.news.adelphia.net> , "razingkane"
> <razingkaneDELETEME@adelphia.net> wrote:
>
>
>>You did not state what kind of car your driving. I've got a 99 Accord EX
>>4cyl /manual (150 hp). I live in Colorado. On Interstate 70, the main
>>east/west interstate through Colorado. I've had no problems keeping up
>>with cars traveling 70-80 MPH through mountain passes. The highest pass is
>>the Eisenhower Tunnel at a little over 11,000 feet above sea level. I
>>routinely drive at over 9000 feet above sea level with no problems. I used
>>live in California and I drove a 87 CRX 4cyl/manual I've been up Sepulveda,
>>Cajon pass, Palomar Mountain, Montezuma grade, Big Bear, Lake Tahoe... and I
>>never had any sort of problems keeping up with traffic. So I don't think
>>you'll have any problems with Sepulveda pass...no matter what your driving,
>>although I don't know how the Honda Insight would do but the are automatics
>>right?
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>Rick
>>
>
>
> Rick--you are right--I did NOT state the type of car that I was driving. I
> was driving a 1999 4 cyl auto trans. I found out that both of our cars
> have a computer chip set so that our cars can't go above 130 mph. I think
> that it is refered to as a speed limiter or something like that. One
> poster told me that Honda does this so that people don't blow head gaskets
> as a result of going over 130 mph for long distances.

My 94 Accord EXR (4Cyl, auto) does not have such a limitation. I pushed
it all the way to 220km/h, and it still had some acceleration left, but
I ran out of road. Only an idiot would imagine he can drive the car over
long distances at such high speeds though, but I guess it happened,
because the 98-02 4Cyl model does have that limiter at 180km/h. I wonder
if the 03 still has it...

I'm fairly sure that the 98-02 V6's do not have the limiter either.

Cosmin