Would a slight over revved hurt my engine?
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Originally Posted by Steve27
but years of engine-braking will [damage the engine]
It's not misinformation, engine braking adds significant wear to engines, brakes are cheaper to replace.
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Originally Posted by Brakefade
The thing that worried me was that when I rev matched from 3rd to 2nd the car jerked forward a bit, kinda like when you under rev, and I look down at the tac and it was at 6K RPM. So I'm guessing I must've overreved it a little and the rev limiter kicked it just as I released the clutch. Either way the car runs find, still pulls like always, and no weird noises. Probably not a big deal, but the thing that got me worried was reading about this guy who overvved his M3 from 3rd gear red line to 2nd gear, and his car ran fine for a while, but then the engine suddenly exploded coming off a freeway off-ramp. His engine ran fine, but he had weakened his internals to the point where his engine became a ticking time bomb. My overreved wasn't anywhere near as bad, but it's still one of those things that's constantly on your mind.
As for engine braking, the manual actually recommends doing on long downhill roads.
BTW Top Gear just reviewed the Mustang GT500, and they pretty much tore it to pieces (not literally). However they praised the Roush (SP?) Ford Mustang. Their biggest gripe with the Shelby is that it has all this power with no upgrades to the suspension or brakes. It doesn't even have an LSD.
As for engine braking, the manual actually recommends doing on long downhill roads.
BTW Top Gear just reviewed the Mustang GT500, and they pretty much tore it to pieces (not literally). However they praised the Roush (SP?) Ford Mustang. Their biggest gripe with the Shelby is that it has all this power with no upgrades to the suspension or brakes. It doesn't even have an LSD.
On long downhill roads "riding" the brakes can actually cause them to fail, due to excessive heat; in this case engine braking is desirable.
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Originally Posted by Brakefade
The thing that worried me was that when I rev matched from 3rd to 2nd the car jerked forward a bit, kinda like when you under rev, and I look down at the tac and it was at 6K RPM. So I'm guessing I must've overreved it a little and the rev limiter kicked it just as I released the clutch.
But if you just hit 6k, you have absolutely nothing to worry about!
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hey itsallgood,
We were both on the highway and he was somewhat tailgating me, so i hit the gas and he kept up. I believe it was the SS mustang. I was shifting from 5th to 4th and that redlined me. Shifting up from 4th to 5th at 100 should be fine, its just downshifting that will get ya.
We were both on the highway and he was somewhat tailgating me, so i hit the gas and he kept up. I believe it was the SS mustang. I was shifting from 5th to 4th and that redlined me. Shifting up from 4th to 5th at 100 should be fine, its just downshifting that will get ya.
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Originally Posted by Brakefade
BTW Top Gear just reviewed the Mustang GT500, and they pretty much tore it to pieces (not literally). However they praised the Roush (SP?) Ford Mustang. Their biggest gripe with the Shelby is that it has all this power with no upgrades to the suspension or brakes. It doesn't even have an LSD.
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Originally Posted by ndo54
hey itsallgood,
We were both on the highway and he was somewhat tailgating me, so i hit the gas and he kept up. I believe it was the SS mustang. I was shifting from 5th to 4th and that redlined me. Shifting up from 4th to 5th at 100 should be fine, its just downshifting that will get ya.
We were both on the highway and he was somewhat tailgating me, so i hit the gas and he kept up. I believe it was the SS mustang. I was shifting from 5th to 4th and that redlined me. Shifting up from 4th to 5th at 100 should be fine, its just downshifting that will get ya.
it gives me a good reason to romp on it and out run em'. and if your lucky he'll be willing to play back 
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Originally Posted by ndo54
hey itsallgood,
We were both on the highway and he was somewhat tailgating me, so i hit the gas and he kept up. I believe it was the SS mustang. I was shifting from 5th to 4th and that redlined me. Shifting up from 4th to 5th at 100 should be fine, its just downshifting that will get ya.
We were both on the highway and he was somewhat tailgating me, so i hit the gas and he kept up. I believe it was the SS mustang. I was shifting from 5th to 4th and that redlined me. Shifting up from 4th to 5th at 100 should be fine, its just downshifting that will get ya.
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Originally Posted by ndo54
hey itsallgood,
We were both on the highway and he was somewhat tailgating me, so i hit the gas and he kept up. I believe it was the SS mustang. I was shifting from 5th to 4th and that redlined me. Shifting up from 4th to 5th at 100 should be fine, its just downshifting that will get ya.
We were both on the highway and he was somewhat tailgating me, so i hit the gas and he kept up. I believe it was the SS mustang. I was shifting from 5th to 4th and that redlined me. Shifting up from 4th to 5th at 100 should be fine, its just downshifting that will get ya.
it gives me a good reason to romp on it and out run em'. and if your lucky he'll be willing to play back i dont mean to be mean, but when someone tailgates me and im on the left lane, while someone is on the right lane i just keep pace with the car on the right. and theres nothing the tailgater can do about it.
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Originally Posted by itsallgood
Originally Posted by ndo54
hey itsallgood,
We were both on the highway and he was somewhat tailgating me, so i hit the gas and he kept up. I believe it was the SS mustang. I was shifting from 5th to 4th and that redlined me. Shifting up from 4th to 5th at 100 should be fine, its just downshifting that will get ya.
We were both on the highway and he was somewhat tailgating me, so i hit the gas and he kept up. I believe it was the SS mustang. I was shifting from 5th to 4th and that redlined me. Shifting up from 4th to 5th at 100 should be fine, its just downshifting that will get ya.
it gives me a good reason to romp on it and out run em'. and if your lucky he'll be willing to play back i dont mean to be mean, but when someone tailgates me and im on the left lane, while someone is on the right lane i just keep pace with the car on the right. and theres nothing the tailgater can do about it.
But sometimes yea, I've done that...
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Originally Posted by "HCSi"
if its one thing you can always rely on American cars, its cheap HP for your hard earned buck.
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