dayvei214@mac.com

So i was goin about 75-80 and and had to get past this car. well i downshifted and missed 4th somehow... and wen to second. i reved match for 4th but obviously thats not going to do much when i get into second instead . the clutch was never fully off and i didn't hit the rev limiter... how much damage do you think i did? to tranny, or to engine? I've searched abut all i could find was the 6th and reverse thread.

and another thing... form a say 4th to 2nd downshift? say about 40? is it hard for you to get it in gear kinda like notchy. like you would need a bit of pull to get it in with or without rev matching.

thanks again for the help guys i much appreciate it.

Tigster

should be fine.

Big_Mike_4488

Haha! I've done that before! I don't think it will be too harmful as long as you don't make a habit out of it. As far as downshifting from 4th to 2nd at around 40mph, I find it a little tough to make this shift too. I try to just take my time, making sure I get it all the way in gear and I let out the clutch easy. I try to avoid shifting into 2nd above 35 mph as much as I can. Can't imagine it's too good for the tranny.

ezrider55

Should be OK. Fule cut off at 9500 RPM.

Xantium

The rev limiter wouldn't have done anything anyways when its being mechanically over'reved. I don't think you can do much damage to the engine from overrevving but the tranny definatly doesn't like it... much differen't from a piston engine.

KeithL

What took the beating in this case are the synchros - even if you hadn't let the clutch out at all...

If it's still shifting into 2nd OK, then like Big Mike said, you're prolly OK... Just don't make a habit of it. If it feels "hard" or "notchy" - don't do it - it's definitely not "good."

dayvei214@mac.com

sounds good guys thanks a plenty for the quick help its good to have that reasurance.

brattesani

double clutch!! good for the body. good for the soul.

yiksing

Just a bit of burnt clutch

KeithL

Why would you need to double clutch a synchronized transmission?

I think in my '79 Pinto, first gear wasn't synchronized, but every car I've owned since then all forward gears are....

Altho, that said, I have noticed that at a stop sign (in my 8, not the Pinto <g>), sometimes it's easier (but not necessary) to spin the gears in neutral before shifting into 1st. You have to wait a little bit for them to stop spinning when you put the clutch in, otherwise you get a little "clunk".....

yiksing

Its not necessary but doing it properly along with a proper rev-match will yield longer synchro life. Plus its almost a necessity if you are downshifting more than 1 gear at once.

KeithL

Ah ha. Makes sense...
(shoulda thought about it before posting... <sheepish grin>)

Skythe

the transmission is not made of porcelain. these things happen. Just becareful never to fully **** up and engage the clutch all the way, or else your engine can blow.

4 to 2 is my favorite shift. I have learned it well, once you have mastered it, the twisties will bow to you.

Grog

iTrader: (5)

Massive thread bump since I had a pretty unsettling occurrence earlier today.

I was driving home from work and decided to redline the **** out of my car like I typically do every day. I was going about 70, and mis-shifted 4th gear, and instead, went into second. The revs went past 10k on the tachometer (lol), and I'm kind of traumatized since I've never mis-shifted to this extent. The event lasted for about a second until I threw it in neutral and had my "aw hell no" face on.

Do I have anything to worry about? Could I have screwed up the synchros? Or the engine?

Rote8

That breaks supercharger belts. (prior experience)

shadycrew31

iTrader: (6)

MY clutch died on me cause of that. I still need to take my trans off to see the full extent of damage done.