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96CX · 02-24-2014, 10:11 PM

To be fair to the Honda Motor Corp.... they have two sets of recommended shift points-- one set for "normal driving" (rather high, imo), and one for "cruising" (much more reasonable, and on the low side); I quoted the "cruising" shift points.

Hm. Is lugging actually harmful to the engine, or does it just result in poor performance-- no acceleration and a terrible sound/feel at the time? I really don't want to break my car by experimenting with shift points...

In other news, I just filled up...36.6 mpg.

02-24-2014, 10:11 PM	#35 (permalink)
96CX Should I turn here...? Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Port Angeles, WA Posts: 53 Silver Civic - '96 Honda Civic CX Thanks: 1 Thanked 17 Times in 6 Posts	To be fair to the Honda Motor Corp.... they have two sets of recommended shift points-- one set for "normal driving" (rather high, imo), and one for "cruising" (much more reasonable, and on the low side); I quoted the "cruising" shift points. Hm. Is lugging actually harmful to the engine, or does it just result in poor performance-- no acceleration and a terrible sound/feel at the time? I really don't want to break my car by experimenting with shift points... In other news, I just filled up...36.6 mpg. Last edited by 96CX; 02-24-2014 at 10:19 PM..