Misshifting

[StStang0702]

hey guys, i was just curious as to how bad a misshift can be for your car, i was messin around with my buddy this evening on the highway and went to shift into 4th and missed the gear and i heard it grind and reved to just about redline...i dont hear any clunking and the gear seems to be fine, should i be worried about anything

 

[Blue Eye Willie]

Not really...I dont think you should worry about anything you hit the rev limiter and in these events the limiter is your friend it's there to prevent any damage from happening...so no I dont think so.

 

[THE_STIG]

As long as you don't do it that often you should be alright.

 

[Julie GT07CS]

Not really...I dont think you should worry about anything you hit the rev limiter and in these events the limiter is your friend it's there to prevent any damage from happening...so no I dont think so.

+1. Our local guys here always told me that I would have to try REALLY hard to mess up my clutch. I hadn't driven a stick in years before we bought my car but shoot, it was like riding a bike lol.

 

[TCSoff]

You have nothing to worry about, trust me I know. I was smart enough to shift from the top of 3rd to second TWICE (don't ask me how please) when I first got my car. I now have 75K miles on it with the OEM clutch still in place.

 

[sportinawoody]

i went from 4th to 2nd accidentally and the car cut off. i cycled the key off and on and it started back up and ran perfect. i think this is a fail safe to save the engine. and blueeyewillie, try doing this in any other vehicle and youll see a rev limiter is useless when you down shift into the wrong gear at high speeds. motor goes POW!!!!

 

[Lethal Threat]

i went from 4th to 2nd accidentally and the car cut off. i cycled the key off and on and it started back up and ran perfect. i think this is a fail safe to save the engine. and blueeyewillie, try doing this in any other vehicle and youll see a rev limiter is useless when you down shift into the wrong gear at high speeds. motor goes POW!!!!

I've hit rev limiters on many cars in my past and it does what it's supposed to do and Mr. sportina useless is going from 4th to 2nd why dont you just put it in reverse while your at it.

 

[SVTsupremecy]

your car is probably fine, it happens. After it happens I usually baby the car for a while and tell her im sorry.

 

[SKEETER_SVT01]

i have trouble with 4th at high rpms. Even with the MGW. Best shifter out there though. Just gotta use more muscle

 

[white07gt]

i have trouble with 4th at high rpms. Even with the MGW. Best shifter out there though. Just gotta use more muscle

I have no problems going into 4th with my tri-ax...:??: