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firehawk618 · 03-22-2015, 02:46 AM

Observations so far:

LB will disengage at exactly 3100 rpms. I was able to do this over and over. I would be cruising the hwy at ~65 mph. I would slowly increase throttle position and bring the engine load upto ~90%. It was gradually accelerating then the instant I hit 3100 rpm's it would kick out. That translated to 74mph. That works out perfectly for me as the max highway speeds here are 70mph.

I seemed to be able to get into LB at ~2500 rpm's the easiest. Once it's in I can let the rpm's go down or up and stay in it. I haven't found the lower rpm limit yet due to limited testing time but will figure it out. I would let the rpm's go down but do NOT release the throttle all the way because then you go into DFCO.

If I do enter DFCO then roll back on the throttle it almost instantly goes back into LB.

I was able to get LB in gears 3, 4 and 5. So far I do not see any mph limit. It seems to be related to engine load, throttle position, coolant temperature and timing.

Now that I'm mostly done with playing around I topped the tank off and will start logging miles.

More to come.

03-22-2015, 02:46 AM	#48 (permalink)
firehawk618 EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Marysville, wa Posts: 221 97 Civic HX sedan VX trans - '98 Honda Civic LX + HX + VX 90 day: 41.9 mpg (US) Thanks: 23 Thanked 42 Times in 24 Posts	Observations so far: LB will disengage at exactly 3100 rpms. I was able to do this over and over. I would be cruising the hwy at ~65 mph. I would slowly increase throttle position and bring the engine load upto ~90%. It was gradually accelerating then the instant I hit 3100 rpm's it would kick out. That translated to 74mph. That works out perfectly for me as the max highway speeds here are 70mph. I seemed to be able to get into LB at ~2500 rpm's the easiest. Once it's in I can let the rpm's go down or up and stay in it. I haven't found the lower rpm limit yet due to limited testing time but will figure it out. I would let the rpm's go down but do NOT release the throttle all the way because then you go into DFCO. If I do enter DFCO then roll back on the throttle it almost instantly goes back into LB. I was able to get LB in gears 3, 4 and 5. So far I do not see any mph limit. It seems to be related to engine load, throttle position, coolant temperature and timing. Now that I'm mostly done with playing around I topped the tank off and will start logging miles. More to come.