# 99 Honda civic **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** civic, honda\ **Created:** [June 20, 2018, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-honda-civic/119522 "2018-06-20T12:22:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aden\_Andrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e495f1/32.png) [@Aden\_Andrew](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Aden_Andrew)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-honda-civic/119522/1 "2018-06-20T12:22:54Z")
**strong text** we know that civic high revs to shift. Isn’t there away I can have mine not shift that high so I can save more gas? ---
**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-honda-civic/119522/2 "2018-06-20T12:30:50Z")
No, there is no modification you can make. Thats the way they work ---
**Author:** ![Aden\_Andrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e495f1/32.png) [@Aden\_Andrew](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Aden_Andrew)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-honda-civic/119522/3 "2018-06-20T12:33:47Z")
That’s the oe thing i forgot. Its a automatic ---
**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-honda-civic/119522/4 "2018-06-20T12:35:14Z")
VTECH engine? they rev pretty high ---
**Author:** ![Aden\_Andrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e495f1/32.png) [@Aden\_Andrew](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Aden_Andrew)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-honda-civic/119522/5 "2018-06-20T12:39:17Z")
No just lil 1.6 I think four banger. I wish it was ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-honda-civic/119522/6 "2018-06-20T12:48:03Z")
My 1999 Civic has a 5 speed. Will the automatic rev higher with the gas pedal pushed down far, but upshift at lower RPM if you are easier on the gas pedal? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-honda-civic/119522/7 "2018-06-20T12:48:40Z")
> [@Aden\_Andrew](#): > > lil 1.6 I think four banger Your engine’s torque output would be insufficient at lower RPMs. Small engines need to “rev” higher in order to give you adequate acceleration. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 12:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-honda-civic/119522/8 "2018-06-21T00:54:12Z")
Such a thing is probably possible, but hard to say how a diy’er would do it exactly. First off , it depends on how your transmission shifting strategy is implemented. The basic strategy is always based on vehicle speed. But just that is not sufficient, b/c during accelerations the shifting has to be postponed a bit. In other words the speed based algorithm has to be “modulated” for engine load. Some vehicles use a cable from the accelerator pedal, others (like my truck) use a vacuum modulator scheme. And newer cars like yours usually use some sort of electronic control, often combined with a dedicated transmission computer running the shift-decision algorithm. Take a look at this web page plus the next one in sequence. > **[How Automatic Transmissions Work](https://auto.howstuffworks.com/automatic-transmission13.htm)** > > An automatic transmission takes the pain of gear shifting out of your hands. Find out how an automatic transmission works and how it differs from a manual. ---
**Author:** ![bscar2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar2/32/2468_2.png) [@bscar2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar2)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/99-honda-civic/119522/9 "2018-06-22T15:50:15Z")
If I remember right, the 99 automatic only had 4 speeds, so that’s another factor in its high revving