8th Generation Honda Civic Forum - View Single Post - Gear drop at high speeds
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Old 01-07-2009, 04:26 PM   #18 (permalink)
blazelate
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Originally Posted by habitat View Post
did not know that... so it will go past 8300rpm as well?
yeah the revv limiter is only a fuel cutoff, wheras the car cant slow the wheels down on a down shift, itll go as high as it wants and possibly cause damage.

i had a bad experience with dropping gears, once. not doing that again id rather have the rpms fall too low than to high now.
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