Originally posted by incublinkus
dude, he's right. It doesn't seem like its very logical but its the truth. Look at a dyno chart, you'll see most of the time that power peaks before redline (sometimes it doesn't)
damn straight i'm right.....
my car is going to feel different than yours that is unless your running the jrsc as well. honestly with the supercharger i never even feel or hear vtec.
i go to 7k in first and second because i pull hard all the way through it. i only shift at 6k in third and fourth because it quits pulling as hard that last 1,000 rpms so i'm going to shift and get it back into its powerband. the longer you stay out of your powerband the slower your car is going to be.
so if you cant get dyno'd any time soon maybe try having a friend drive and go through all the gears for you to redline while you sit in the passenger seat and try to feel at what rpms it drops off. i havent been in your car and i dont know your mods but i'm guessing you're losing valuable acceleration by taking it to redline in every gear.