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DISCUSSION => Engine + Driveline => Topic started by: 2002maniac on May 05, 2006, 05:38:35 PM

Title: I moneyshifted the M42 today
Post by: 2002maniac on May 05, 2006, 05:38:35 PM

I was getting on the freeway and I went from 3rd to 2nd instead of 4th.  oops!  I was traveling at 65 mph so that means my motor might have seen close to 7800RPM for a breif moment.

Runs fine luckily.

Title: I moneyshifted the M42 today
Post by: e9nine on May 05, 2006, 06:16:24 PM

Don't worry I have money shifted an m20b25 and m42b18 as well. Luckily I caught it before it was too late :eek:

Title: I moneyshifted the M42 today
Post by: jajou318 on May 11, 2006, 03:34:47 PM

damn hope for the best man

Title: I moneyshifted the M42 today
Post by: 2002maniac on May 11, 2006, 05:19:59 PM

Still runs fine.  No damage done.

Title: I moneyshifted the M42 today
Post by: Zoso on May 11, 2006, 06:36:06 PM

My friend almost money shifted my M3.  We were on the highway (travelling quiet fast) and I said "Bring it up to 140!" and he looked at me and put the car in 4th.  The RPMs spiked up to the redline area but luckily we weren't going quite fast enough to do any damage.

Scary feeling, huh!

Title: Big money shift!
Post by: D. Clay on May 12, 2006, 02:29:31 PM

Once at Texas World Speedway in the late 80's we were running a GT1/TransAm car. The driver had brain fade and downshifted form 5th. to 4th. at 180 MPH. The car humped up enough to see the frame from the rear and made this big vacuum cleaner sound. The rods were bent and stretched. Amazingly the motor still ran good enough for a 45 mile race but it had a slight vibration. I've had brain fade myself a few times but there's no need to go into that.