flintgauge86

Exactly. You would have to have your front seat passenger help you put it into reverse if you were going that fast. The tranny would refuse to do it. It would probably rip your hand off as it kicked it back out.

djrza786

I'm not sure if this is getting off topic, sorry if it is, but what is the differance of what he did to when people redline when they are just driving normal, like racing? You hear it all the time, especially in drifting, you can tell the driver is redlining and you can hear the engine sputtering. Is that ok? I've done that once before, just didn't shift in time.

Whocares05050

Would a dealer do a compression test under warranty?

and WTF is a leakdown test?

flintgauge86

becuz if he went into gear, from 3-2 instead of 4th say, at 65-70 mph, the force of the cars speed would force the engine to rev above the rev limiter, above redline, much higher. This is much worse the tapping the rev limiter.

SquallLHeart

well.. when driving/racing normally.. the ecu has a rev limiter that'll cut off the throttle at redline so you don't overrev and blow the engine.. downshifting on the otherhand can override that and have the engine rev over 9K if you want and then the engine will go bye-bye.

and doubt they'll do it under warranty... and esp. if something breaks.. it won't be covered... and they'll know...

it's driver error.

leakdown test is just that.. checking for leaks.

Prototype_xB

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flintgauge86

DUDE! Don't hate the third pedal! Ya'll are just jealous! Just becuz some of us can't drive sticks doesn't for one second mean autos are superior...

tCizzler

I really don't know how i got it into reverse, not a clue. But i KNOW FOR A FACT I DID. I actually couldn't get it out off reverse after that for a minute. I had to hold in the clutch and coast until i finally punched the shifter outta reverse. And after that all the gears were hard as hell to get into,it was like the synchros all got messed up. But like i said, it took a couple minutes of driving and shifting for it to get better. But as of today everything is good.

Do you think i still need a compression check, my car runs fine, like the day i bought it. And what would show up and/or need replaced if something was wrong? Headgasket? Valve seals?

vvti24

im starting to hear some whistling noise when idling at 4rpms.. i deno if its an exhaust leak or what... My friend told me to check for a valve tap.. Wat's a valve tap?

tCizzler

just to clear it up, what is idling at 4rpm. Cars idle at 700-800 typically

citizen01

When I first got my car I was so excited/inexperienced I took it off the dealer lot and went from 4 to 3 on the freeway a couple miles down the road. The tires chirped but I got the clutch engaged pretty quick after that. Needless to say I hated myself after that.

flintgauge86

superscionik

8000 RPM? Wow, really? 8000 RPM?

Whocares05050

Thats just your airbox doing that. normal

azepolyn

^^ I don't think the airbox whistles at idle ... my injen wouldn't even whistle at idle ...

sosgal721

could be the idler gear

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sosgal721

lol if you are realy idleing at 4(000?) RPM's then well there's your problem.......

vvti24

sorry for misinterpreting, when i meant idling at 4k is when im crusing at around 80mph i hear a whistling noise.. i dont know if im being just paranoid but i feel like my car's droning a lot more too...
note i have basic bolt ons, injen cai, trd exhaust, alphawerks header and 2.5 inch magnaflow resonator...