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Old 08-16-2009, 06:52 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by AK370Z View Post
If you're tracking or driving very aggressively at higher speed, then downshifting with skipping gear may overrev your engine.
Again though...how would this over-rev situation be any different if SRM was off?

If you improperly downshift into 2nd at say 80 MPH and release the clutch, the engine will over-rev mechanically as it would with any car. However, I don't think the actions of SRM itself (pretend you put it in 2nd at 80 MPH but catch yourself before you let out the clutch) will cause an over-rev because there is no mechanical force driving the engine beyond its capabilities.
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