My gf had this happen to her leaving from work and mashing the gas, it had been the only time it had happened until I was driving it today (but no mashing, just moderate acceleration in 1st). Where did this information about the rev-limiter / engine heating-up come from? The dealer didn't say anything about (probably didn't know), is this something with Honda/VTEC engines?

 

Actually, it is in your owners manual... I remember reading it when I got the car, but I didn't realize < 3 bars means you hit the rev limiter.

-B

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by slaughterj
[B]My gf had this happen to her leaving from work and mashing the gas, it had been the only time it had happened until I was driving it today (but no mashing, just moderate acceleration in 1st).

 

Read the owner's manual, what's that?

 

One other thing, the temp gauge is measuring water temp and not oil temp. Nor does it measure tranmission temps. So before any hard revving or driving, I tend to let it warm up more even beyond the 3 lit bars on the temp gauge.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by s2ktaxi
[B]One other thing, the temp gauge is measuring water temp and not oil temp.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Brett
[B][QUOTE]Originally posted by s2ktaxi
[b]One other thing, the temp gauge is measuring water temp and not oil temp.

 

Siepel: Thank you for that excellent datapoint!

 

Making use of VTEC is part of what we love about the S2000, BUT, remember that VTEC technology benefits our engine's performance on BOTH sets of cam profiles, low rpm profile and high rpm profile.

A driver who never took his S2000 to 6,000 rpm would still have a more drivable 2L 240 hp 9,000 rpm engine than a "similar" 2L engine without VTEC. VTEC boosts the torque through both rpm ranges. The low rpm profile is better for low rpms and the high rpm profile is better for high rpms than a similar engine without VTEC would be.

It is a lot of fun to take advantage of both the VTEC design and the high rpm design, WITHOUT A DOUBT, but also, it is fine to enjoy the VTEC advantage without winding the engine into the high rpm realm.

 

Actually, it is possible to have a non-VTEC engine that only revs to 6000 rpm with a fatter torque curve than the S2000's VTEC engine below 6000 rpm. While the VTEC system has optimized valve lift and timing for a given engine, the rest of the engine is not optimized for maximum torque. A good case and point is the engine in the CRV, under 6000 rpm, it produces noticeably more torque than the S2000 - especially in the lower rev ranges.