neo2478@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhat would happen if I were driving on 5th gear at 120 km/h and then switched to first gear?message-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up136arrow-down1message-squareWhat would happen if I were driving on 5th gear at 120 km/h and then switched to first gear?neo2478@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareagitated_judge@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up34·edit-21 year agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzVqP9sem98 TLDR you break hard. And you blow the transmission.
minus-squareneo2478@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 year agoWow, that could not have been a more perfect video to answer the question. Thanks! I expected the immediate behavior to be a lot more dramatic and for the engine to blow a gasket or something.
minus-squareinfluence1123@psychedelia.inklinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year agoRight. I’m surprised it survived when he tried it in reverse even before trying 1st.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzVqP9sem98
TLDR you break hard. And you blow the transmission.
Wow, that could not have been a more perfect video to answer the question. Thanks!
I expected the immediate behavior to be a lot more dramatic and for the engine to blow a gasket or something.
Right. I’m surprised it survived when he tried it in reverse even before trying 1st.