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Originally Posted by Ashikabi
Do you have a source on this? I skip gears on the highway all the time when I hammer on it then shift to 6th when I hit 60
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At 60 from 5th to 6th there's maybe 500 RPM split? I'm totally spitballing.
But from 3rd at, what, 4500 to 6th at 2500? That's a lot time to squeeze all the lube from between the cones and get 'em cookin' real good.
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Originally Posted by Capt Spaulding
Edit: It seems to me that the strain on the synchros is/should be directly proportional to the difference in speeds of the input and output shafts. If you're slowing down and reach a road speed that's compatible with gear ratio/engine speed for the gear you're downshifting into I don't see what excessive stress that puts on the box.
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It's not bad at low speeds because the relative speeds all converge to zero RPM.
It's that 6th-to-3rd shift at highway speed that'll cook the 3rd gear synchro in no time. Those I ALWAYS double-clutch.