My friend and I Have hit about 8500 before in almost each gear. I still have yet to see the ecu limit it. We have H22a4 1999 and 2000 preludes.

And he did what you said you did. Hit 2nd instead of 4rth racing a 350 short block at over 8000rpms. And his car was not so lucky. He broke 7 of the 8 bolts holding the flywheel on and probebly ruined his tranny. His car starts and he checked for leaks and compression. But now has removed the tranny and will be putting a new clutch and flywheel in and bolting up the tranny and trying to engage the tranny. Then determine how badly he screwed up his engine.