View Poll Results: Is skipping gears bad?

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  • YES, downshifting and skipping a gear is bad

    6 15.00%

  • YES, upshifting and skipping a gear is bad

    4 10.00%

  • YES, BOTH upshifting and downshifting and skipping a gear is bad

    2 5.00%

  • NO, it does not harm your transmission in any way as long as you don't jam it into gear

    28 70.00%
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Thread: Is it bad to skip a gear when shifting a manual tranny?

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  1. 07-26-2006, 10:40 PM #1
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    i heard u can blow a head gasket if u do it downshift to othen correct me if im wrong


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  2. 07-26-2006, 11:12 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by an0therh22
    i heard u can blow a head gasket if u do it downshift to othen correct me if im wrong

    you are wrong. If you blow a headgasket, you shouldnt be in that gear...
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  3. 07-27-2006, 07:08 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by b18hatch
    you are wrong. If you blow a headgasket, you shouldnt be in that gear...
    thanks for correcting me it was just a rumor i beeen hearing so i wasnt absolutly shure about that one


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