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Originally Posted by 09370z
Actually it will engage the rev limiter and therefore will not damage the engine at all...
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Actually your car could still go way past the limiter and blow the engine. The rev limiter is essentially a fuel cut. When upshifting, it can prevent an engine from being damaged but not on a downshift. Think about it this way, lets say you're going 7000 RPM in 3rd and drop it to 2nd. Even though the rev limiter kicks in cutting the fuel, your clutch is still engaged to the engine and due to the mechanical force will pull the engine way past the redline. This can only be stopped by immediately pushing the clutch back in to disengage the engine/tranny. It would be so instantaneous, it would be hard to do though and I don't recommend it.