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Old 08-20-2014, 12:35 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Tcoat View Post
.............If I had to say one major pointer it would be: Be VERY careful not to down shift too far and over rev. A down shift from 5th or 6th to 2nd at highway speeds will rip your car apart in a hurry!
YES.....VERY important. Be careful not to mis-shift going down the gears (for example, shifting down from 5th heading for 4th .... and hit 2nd by mistake).

The rev limiter will not "save" you in this case (the rev limiter only works going "up" the gears).

Some call this type of mis-shift a "money shift" ...... for good reason....


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