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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07-26-2006, 11:12 PM #20
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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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