Good to know the CTR can take a mechanical overrev...

[s2kdriver80]

... from clowns like this guy at time index 3:07. Curious what RPM the engine would be at in second gear at 85+ mph. If they borrowed the car for this video, the owner will now know about it. The CTR should have taken the Audi TTS from a roll too. And too bad the track was damp during testing.

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[gt_fk8]

Ouch!! how do you miss 3rd to 4th and go to 2nd?

 

[Zeffy94]

You're at like 6700 RPM in 2nd gear at 58 mph... at 85... I'd imagine you'd be close to 9000.

 

[s2kdriver80]

You're at like 6700 RPM in 2nd gear at 58 mph... at 85... I'd imagine you'd be close to 9000.

Believable. Sounded like me redlining my AP1 S2000 at 9k.

 

[Masmackles]

It's strange with the auto rev match. I've done a nice ol 3-2 at 110km/h it shot right up to 9k (didn't watch the vid but maybe what happened). Scared the shit out of me as I was passing someone too. Cars had 2000km since then and I've had no issues.

 

[Sil98]

What does the perp say at 3:12?

 

[tinyman392]

It's strange with the auto rev match. I've done a nice ol 3-2 at 110km/h it shot right up to 9k (didn't watch the vid but maybe what happened). Scared the shit out of me as I was passing someone too. Cars had 2000km since then and I've had no issues.

Auto rev match will not kick in under three circumstances: 1) the RPM is < 2000 RPM (comfort and sport mode), 2) the shift would cause an overrev, and 3) the shift is to 1st gear.

The ECU won’t rev over 7k on its own to begin with either (unless you’ve enabled overrevving though Hondata). This is actually a decent safety feature to stop you from money shifting while using the auto rev feature. Shift into gear, wait for the revs to build, release clutch. If the devs don’t build then something is wrong (or you were below the 2000 RPM).

Edit: reworded for clarity.

 

[Rich19Si]

Auto rev match will not kick in under three circumstances: 1) the RPM is < 2000 RPM (comfort and sport mode), 2) the shift would cause an overrev, and 3) the shift is to 1st gear.

The car won’t mechanically rev over 7k to begin with either (unless you’ve enabled overrevving though Hondata). This is actually a decent safety feature to stop you from money shifting while using the auto rev feature. Shift into gear, wait for the revs to build, release clutch. If the devs don’t build then something is wrong (or you were below the 2000 RPM).

Interesting, so it’s not possible to money shift on a factory Type R?

 

[Zeffy94]

Interesting, so it’s not possible to money shift on a factory Type R?

You can definitely money shift, but if you have the auto rev match on the computer won't rev match and that would alert someone paying attention that they may not be in the gear they expected.

 

[Rich19Si]

You can definitely money shift, but if you have the auto rev match on the computer won't rev match and that would alert someone paying attention that they may not be in the gear they expected.

Ahhh okay, I figured that. Must’ve misread that.

 

[Masmackles]

You can definitely money shift, but if you have the auto rev match on the computer won't rev match and that would alert someone paying attention that they may not be in the gear they expected.

That's what I thought as well. Idk it all happened so fast it's really a blur. Did I lift off the clutch? Maybe possibly a little. All I know was 3-4, got locked out of 4 as it does sometimes and it bounced me back but I was still pulling down. That's the only way I think I got in second.

As for the revs. The tach needle went THROUGH the digital clock/ambient temp which didn't even know that was possible as 8k revs is dead end and it went past that. Oops.

 

[BoostedDreams]

Did that in my 2018 si. Top of 3rd and threw it into 2nd. Fully released the clutch sounded like a red lining crotch rocket. Thought for sure i killed the engine, but I had the compression checked and everything was good across the board.
What I’ve done since to be more careful is changed my grip on the shifter by rotating it 180 degrees counter clock wise so you’re less prone to pulling towards you.

 

[MisterC]

Honestly when I first got my 2018 brand new it was so prone to locking out on 4th that it wasn't uncommon to find it trying to slip from 3rd to 2nd.

I'm sure anyone who has driven an fk8 for 25-30k on the freeway has had at least a scare or an "oh I just almost overrevved" moment.

I can't hate on the guy, type r has deceptively short gears, is prone to shifter issues with 2nd, 3rd and 4th, especially when the transmission is new, and in stock form it can take turns at exit speeds that can make it legitimately difficult to grab a gear physically.

At 56,000 miles today, I'm used to the gearbox, but I have to be actually careful, it's easy to absentmindedly be accelerating in 4th, and be way past 3rd when you most want to downshift to it.

The car is easy to pick up but there is a learning curve.

 

[tinyman392]

That's what I thought as well. Idk it all happened so fast it's really a blur. Did I lift off the clutch? Maybe possibly a little. All I know was 3-4, got locked out of 4 as it does sometimes and it bounced me back but I was still pulling down. That's the only way I think I got in second.

As for the revs. The tach needle went THROUGH the digital clock/ambient temp which didn't even know that was possible as 8k revs is dead end and it went past that. Oops.

Releasing the clutch is what caused the revs to climb past redline, not the rev match system.

 

[Zeffy94]

If you shift into 2nd instead of 4th and DON'T release the clutch, nothing will happen. The moment the clutches engages it's going to propel the engine to dangerous RPMs (which you'd feel and hopefully instantly depress the clutch pedal to minimize the damage).

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