Oops wrong gear

[BullShifter]

Yes this is a Ford connecting rod but I wanted to show the newb's what happens when you down shift into the wrong gear. I've been working part time at a race shop that builds, maintains, & supports a fleet of SRF's (Spec Ford Racer) and I was told to take apart this engine with a hole in the oil pan and all types of bad stuff was found. Golf ball sized chunks of metal in the oil pan, 4 bent rods, cracked pistons, etc, etc. The engine are completly stock Ford 4 bangers.

Basically the owner downshifted from 5th to 1st on accident, meant to hit 3rd but missed. OOPS

Here's a perfect example of why you shouldn't drive your basically "stock" car like a race car.



And yes it does happen to Honda's, I saw nearly the same results while I worked at Honda but it was usually S2000's with an idiot driver. One customer went through 3 engines in the time I was there. Instead of spending all that money for new engines he could have learned how to drive very well at a racing school but some people insist on learning the hard way.

If you feel you need to downshift learn the technique in a junk car before you toast your engine. No rev-limiter out there will stop an engine from over revving on an incorrect downshift, the only thing that can stop it is a skilled driver jamming the clutch in as fast as possible or pulling it out of gear.

[killah_xft]

lol, funny.. most people should just stick to autotragics, or not drive at all. it's the opposite for me, I can't drive an automatic.. I keep on wanting to shift it, wind up in neutral, or I accidentally leave the tranny in 3rd, and end up on the higway saying "why's the rev meter going so high?".

[Ace$nyper]

seen alot of those not on my cars though

[Privatebigandrew]

We had a RSX in the shop the other day who downshifted and overrevved the engine. Get this, the number 4 piston was smashed b/t the counterweights on the crankshaft. The rod was in bits and pieces.

[mrsyeltzin]

Originally Posted by killah_xft

lol, funny.. most people should just stick to autotragics, or not drive at all. it's the opposite for me, I can't drive an automatic.. I keep on wanting to shift it, wind up in neutral, or I accidentally leave the tranny in 3rd, and end up on the higway saying "why's the rev meter going so high?".

i have trouble with autos too when i think im going to press in the clutch i jam on the brake and my head almost hits the wheel and i think i hit something...nope im just an asswipe!