donnys2k

So i have just recently got my 01 S about a week and a half ago and have noticed that second gear seems to be a very short gear. does anyone know why this is or have an explanation for this? am i doing something wrong? Is this normal?
appreciate all the help

donnys2k

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Mik3

Give it some vitamins, maybe it will grow bigger! J/K what do you mean
'short"?

importkid

s2000's have a short first gear (or so i have read) probley makes you think second gear is also short. it should be good for 58 to 60 MPH at 9k.

xviper

This is the way the transmission was designed. I'm not sure what kind of HELP you need. "Help" would indicate you need something resolved. It's like asking, "My last car revved up to 6500 rpm. How come this one revs to 9000? What's wrong?"

ness1216

You can get up to 65mph in 2nd on an AP1 which you cant do on a lot of other manuals (economy cars anyways). the gearing is relatively short but the nature of a 9200rpm cutoff kind of extends the speed available on the gear.

Jsmply

Yes as long as you reach the above stated speeds in second you should be okay. You think yours is short, check out an AP2 s2000 (2004+), we have even shorter gearing 1-4, its fun though =)

donnys2k

ok ill try to explain this better during wot 2nd gear only seems to be useful for two or three seconds as opposed to all other gears i go through which are useful for much longer
for some reason 2nd gets to redline much quicker than others
hard to explain but hope that helps what i am experiencing some

donnys2k

i can only hit 48 in 2nd before it redlines