neo2478@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhat would happen if I were driving on 5th gear at 120 km/h and then switched to first gear?message-squaremessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up12arrow-down1message-squareWhat would happen if I were driving on 5th gear at 120 km/h and then switched to first gear?neo2478@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square2fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarethevoyagelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s called a “money shift”, and, assuming there isn’t a gate or interlock in the transmission to stop you, you will massively over rev the engine, and destroy it. There’s a few videos on YouTube of it happening.
It’s called a “money shift”, and, assuming there isn’t a gate or interlock in the transmission to stop you, you will massively over rev the engine, and destroy it.
There’s a few videos on YouTube of it happening.