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Old 04-30-2012, 01:36 PM   #7
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Umm yes, then. If you miss-shifted from 2nd @ 6k RPMs and slammed it down into first, you very well could have caused damage. It is called a mechanical over-rev and there is nothing the car can do to protect you here. The rev-limiter and other systems cannot save the engine. That said, if it runs fine and isn't smoking/stuttering/backfiring you might have gotten really lucky and be OK. A word of VERY strong cautionary advice... learn to hit that third gear shift at a much lower RPM... If you keep doing what you were doing, your gonna kiss a piston with one of your valves and be up the proverbial creak with no paddle. I almost positive your warranty would be invalid and you would be on the hook for (probably) a whole new engine, at the very least new pistons and valve train...

Remember at first when your learning, repeat this under your breath, slow is smooth, smooth is fast.
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