Quote Originally Posted by mercutio View Post
well depends where red line is. but generally speaking, it's shifting to an easier gear so revs suddenly jump over the red line that will kill the engine, which could be switching from 4th at 3k to 1st gear. but like on my car for instance, 4th gear 3k rpm is about 60k/hour. and 6k rpm 2nd gear is about 80k/hour and the rev limiter would likely to be hit in 1st gear if switching from 4th gear.

at the same tiem though, lots of people screw up downshifting, and don't match revs properly.
Well, from a practical standpoint, I would not do it, unless I would have cash for several cars/engines at my disposal.

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This thread overwhelms me with 'socionics'.
This is why I don't don't look into fridge anymore.