Was passing yesterday on a two lane road and went for fourth but ended up with second. As you can imagine the revs built real quick, now I am hoping the rev limiter kicked in, I assume there is one. Does it work by restricting the gas flow and at what RPM? I do not think there is any permanent damage, car has 2500 miles and is a 06M.
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you would know it if you caused a problem which is usually a bent pushrod and worse case pistons. the rev limiter wouldn't stop a mechanical rev from the tires because it only controls what the engine contibutes to it not recieves. to not do it again i suggest that you first get a GMM shifter and then learn to hit 4th by placing your hand "upside-down" (with your thumb down) and pulling back backhanded like that. the problem is when you try to "slam" the shifter with your hand in the normal position you pull back toward your body. i know, i've done what you did a couple of times. now, especially at the track, i use the other method.
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gotta teach yourself to push that clutch back in as quick as you can. as soon as i hear my rpms climb i push it back in right away.
luckily its been awhile since i missed a shift (knock on wood) you can actually get used to the stock shifter.
luckily its been awhile since i missed a shift (knock on wood) you can actually get used to the stock shifter.
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i did this the other day, luckily i wasnt going very fast so it didnt red line... its a long throw with very tight gear arrangement! and the BACKHAND method dus work nicely btw
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did the same this weekend, redline in 3rd, went for 4th and hit 2nd.
it was rainy out and the back end skidded back and forth like, immediately so I doubt I over revved it... but you never know.
no noises or loss of power.. I've put 500 miles on the car since then.
it was rainy out and the back end skidded back and forth like, immediately so I doubt I over revved it... but you never know.
no noises or loss of power.. I've put 500 miles on the car since then.
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What should he be listening for?
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yeah, or you can just pay attention.
personally, my 3-4 shift is not an attempt to throw the knob into the backseat.
personally, my 3-4 shift is not an attempt to throw the knob into the backseat.
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I'm wondering if there is anybody here with an M6 who HASN'T done the same!VAGTO06 said:
I did the same twice, once in the first week while schooling an Integra, and once at the track while upshifting for a long straight away. In both cases what saved me was a quick clutch foot and the lousy traction of our relatively small rear tires! I'm happy to say at 12,000 miles so far it looks like the drive train has held up.
Symptoms to watch for include valvetrain tapping noises from over revving, exhaust smoke, or knocks from the motor from throwing a rod. Clunking in the driveline from damaged U-joints or halfshafts.
Bottom line is if you hurt it you would most likely already know! Just slow down on the shifting, at least until you really get used to the slow shifter, let the LS2 power do the hard work and keep enjoying your car.
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We Replaced Two Ls2 Motors With Holes In Them, They Came From A 100 Mph Down Shift From 5 To 2 What A Mess.
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I did this a couple weeks ago after never having a problem with shifts. I blame it on a brain fart but it's got me nervous about running at the track this Saturday. I got the clutch in very soon and the car has been fine since but I sure didn't like doing that!
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