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Old 02-15-2011, 10:09 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Nismoracer View Post
I thought our cars had rev limiters on them...
all modern cars have rev limiters, however a rev limiter wont save you from a mis-shift. the limiter will only stop the engine from revving too high during acceleration...but if you downshift from say 5-2 at 60-70mph...you will likely land over the redline due to how gearing works..
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