Just wondering if anyonel could tell me what the max speed is for each gear for the 2004 transmission vs. the 2003 tranny?

 

2000-2003 @ 8900rpm
1st - 44.17
2nd - 67.67
3rd - 93.44
4th - 119.20
5th - 142.52
6th - 170.64

2004 @ 8000rpm
1st - 37.91
2nd - 58.08
3rd - 80.19
4th - 102.30
5th - 126.08
6th - 155.66

Don't expect to hit 170mph

 

What he said.

 

But it will hit 162!!!

f1dna

Sebring/Black

 

http://www.geocities.com/johnkennethyu/Gearing.htm

rounded up
mph
1st>38.8
2nd>59.5
3rd>82.2
4th>104.8
5th>129.0
6th>159.5

basically 38, 59, 82, 104, 129, 159

 

i got scared and let off at 145. im afraid to go any faster. maybe ill feel better with a little more down force from my diffuser j/k i won't feel ny better from it.

 

WOW!

This is a much biiger difference than I expected!

I remember running in fourth right up to ~120 mph and now I have to shift to fifth to get near?

I don't think I like that very much, I now must definately get a test drive before jumping back into s2k ownership.

 

I don't know where you guys are getting your numbers, but according the The Reverend's S2000 gearing calculator, the '00-'03 figures are:

first gear: 42.8 mph
second gear: 65.6 mph
third gear: 90.6 mph
fourth gear: 115.5 mph
fifth gear: 138.1 mph
sixth gear: 165.4 mph
reverse gear: 47.9 mph

 

OK... so who's going to be the first person to go out and verify this?

 

This is what my car will do at 9k (red bars flashing in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th gears)


First: 39 mph
Second: 60 mph
Third: 89 mph
Fourth: 112-113 mph
Fifth: 139 mph

This is with red bars flashing for about 2-3/10th's of a second before shifting. The red bars were flashing in fifth for about one-two second(s) before I shifted into sixth gear.