Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
"Jason Faas" <jpfaasNOSPAM@neb.rr.com> writes:
> <mrdancer@hotmail.dotcom> wrote: > >> I'd think the Honda engines would handle it, though. Shoot, the >> ubiquitous 2.2L engine that Chrysler put into millions of vehicles back >> in the 80's would handle 24 hours straight of average speeds well in >> excess of 100mph. You won't be able to do that on any roads that I >> know of, unless you're just running back and forth on the Autobahn for >> 24 hours and happen to have no traffic.... > > Isn't that Chrysler 2.2L the same engine that is always blowing a rich, > black plume of smoke out of nearly every late 80s Caravan still on the > road? Or did they have something different in them? Hey, they're not broken down though, are they? |
Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
"Knuckles Muldoon" <mortimersnurd@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:jevetvsv35kr6om8ih6mtarugcuu852pf6@4ax.com... > 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. > I have driven two 4 cyl.Accords cross country many times in all terrain and climate zones and 80 mph in LA would be a snap for a stick as its at sea level for the most part. `86 Accord `92Accord ed/ontario |
Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
"Knuckles Muldoon" <mortimersnurd@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:jevetvsv35kr6om8ih6mtarugcuu852pf6@4ax.com... > 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. > I have driven two 4 cyl.Accords cross country many times in all terrain and climate zones and 80 mph in LA would be a snap for a stick as its at sea level for the most part. `86 Accord `92Accord ed/ontario |
Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
"Knuckles Muldoon" <mortimersnurd@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:jevetvsv35kr6om8ih6mtarugcuu852pf6@4ax.com... > 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. > I have driven two 4 cyl.Accords cross country many times in all terrain and climate zones and 80 mph in LA would be a snap for a stick as its at sea level for the most part. `86 Accord `92Accord ed/ontario |
Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
"Knuckles Muldoon" <mortimersnurd@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:jevetvsv35kr6om8ih6mtarugcuu852pf6@4ax.com... > 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. > I have driven two 4 cyl.Accords cross country many times in all terrain and climate zones and 80 mph in LA would be a snap for a stick as its at sea level for the most part. `86 Accord `92Accord ed/ontario |
Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
"Knuckles Muldoon" <mortimersnurd@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:8s9jtv45scjohl42mp14u975q0pa1eld21@4ax.com... > On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 16:46:34 GMT, "Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote: > > >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 set the cruise on my `92 at 160kph (80mph) when travelling cross country in the States on the Interstate / and that is for hours ata time . ed/ontario |
Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
"Knuckles Muldoon" <mortimersnurd@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:8s9jtv45scjohl42mp14u975q0pa1eld21@4ax.com... > On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 16:46:34 GMT, "Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote: > > >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 set the cruise on my `92 at 160kph (80mph) when travelling cross country in the States on the Interstate / and that is for hours ata time . ed/ontario |
Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
"Knuckles Muldoon" <mortimersnurd@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:8s9jtv45scjohl42mp14u975q0pa1eld21@4ax.com... > On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 16:46:34 GMT, "Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote: > > >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 set the cruise on my `92 at 160kph (80mph) when travelling cross country in the States on the Interstate / and that is for hours ata time . ed/ontario |
Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
"Knuckles Muldoon" <mortimersnurd@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:8s9jtv45scjohl42mp14u975q0pa1eld21@4ax.com... > On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 16:46:34 GMT, "Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote: > > >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 set the cruise on my `92 at 160kph (80mph) when travelling cross country in the States on the Interstate / and that is for hours ata time . ed/ontario |
Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
On 12/14/03 18:36, in article qk7Db.127868$PD3.5845395@nnrp1.uunet.ca,
"xxxxxxxx" <carpe_diem@netrover.com> wrote: >>> > I set the cruise on my `92 at 160kph (80mph) when travelling cross country > in the States on the Interstate / and that is for hours ata time . > ed/ontario > > 160kph is more like 100 mph (99.2). A little more of a risk for tires and tickets. Jason |
Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
On 12/14/03 18:36, in article qk7Db.127868$PD3.5845395@nnrp1.uunet.ca,
"xxxxxxxx" <carpe_diem@netrover.com> wrote: >>> > I set the cruise on my `92 at 160kph (80mph) when travelling cross country > in the States on the Interstate / and that is for hours ata time . > ed/ontario > > 160kph is more like 100 mph (99.2). A little more of a risk for tires and tickets. Jason |
Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
On 12/14/03 18:36, in article qk7Db.127868$PD3.5845395@nnrp1.uunet.ca,
"xxxxxxxx" <carpe_diem@netrover.com> wrote: >>> > I set the cruise on my `92 at 160kph (80mph) when travelling cross country > in the States on the Interstate / and that is for hours ata time . > ed/ontario > > 160kph is more like 100 mph (99.2). A little more of a risk for tires and tickets. Jason |
Re: Accord 4 cylinder freeway driving
On 12/14/03 18:36, in article qk7Db.127868$PD3.5845395@nnrp1.uunet.ca,
"xxxxxxxx" <carpe_diem@netrover.com> wrote: >>> > I set the cruise on my `92 at 160kph (80mph) when travelling cross country > in the States on the Interstate / and that is for hours ata time . > ed/ontario > > 160kph is more like 100 mph (99.2). A little more of a risk for tires and tickets. Jason |
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