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how do you downshift
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<blockquote data-quote="SnakeBit" data-source="post: 10332753" data-attributes="member: 2522"><p>Carefully!</p><p></p><p>Y'all have to be careful when downshifting. It's easy to go from 3rd at 100mph to 2nd instead of 4th, and that will make it fatal for your drivetrain. Remember that the rev limiter only works when the engine is controlling your speed while accelerating in a gear. But drop it into 2nd at 100mph and now it will mechanically drive it way past redline. BAM!</p><p></p><p>If you are downshifting to accelerate, that's one thing, but another thing to remember is that your brakes are designed to slow down the car, not your transmission and engine.</p><p></p><p>That being said, when I do downshift, I first pop it into neutral, let the shifter's springs center it on 3/4, then put it into my intended gear... carefully.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SnakeBit, post: 10332753, member: 2522"] Carefully! Y'all have to be careful when downshifting. It's easy to go from 3rd at 100mph to 2nd instead of 4th, and that will make it fatal for your drivetrain. Remember that the rev limiter only works when the engine is controlling your speed while accelerating in a gear. But drop it into 2nd at 100mph and now it will mechanically drive it way past redline. BAM! If you are downshifting to accelerate, that's one thing, but another thing to remember is that your brakes are designed to slow down the car, not your transmission and engine. That being said, when I do downshift, I first pop it into neutral, let the shifter's springs center it on 3/4, then put it into my intended gear... carefully. [/QUOTE]
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