REDline

i have a 1994 honda prelude s, Last night i was driving, and when i shifted from 3rd to 4th, i accidentally went into 2nd and i went to 8,000 rpm (redline starts at 6,250) and i kept it at 8,000 for about a second, as soon as i noticed i shifted into 2nd i shifted into nuetral, and it was about 2 seconds....i was just wondering if that really harmed my engine at all?

probably a little, but none youd notice.... if its running fine now u got lucky.... just try not to make a habit of it.. lol.

yeah i definitely wont make a habit, it was totally an accident, i mean who would shift from 3rd to second on purpose? haha well i sure hope nothing happened, i mean it seems to be running fine

then like i said, u got lucky....

I shifted from 3rd to 2nd..and not on accident..hahaha...sometimes u need to put other car's in there PLACE!! let's just put it that WAY!! heheh :) (of course my rpm wasn't high on 3rd)

i was reading somthing on the civic fourm (i think) with a similar situation.
they called it money shifting.
it is possible to bend your rods, i see if i can link it to the other forum

***check it out***

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=332035

Actually its possible to bend your valves not your rods. You wouldnt be able to tell any power loss on an f22 anyway. Good luck

valves...rods
what ever

how fast were u going when u down shifted, like 50-60?

at least you haven't shifted from 3rd to 2nd while racing at the redline ... and worst of all ... against a civic you could have easily killed if you were concentrating :-/

/me needs valve job

is it just me..but those ur '97 Prelude messes up faster then my buddies '90 RX7 Turbo..(every other day)...if so I will tell you the same I tell him..(practice in '88 Honda/Toyota StickShift car) or just don't RACE at EVERY STOPLIGHT cause u'll just embress you and UR CAR specially since u drive my beloved "Preludes"... ;)