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Old 08-07-2003, 09:50 AM   #11
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Originally posted by mixxamike
But you know what...shouldn't you be able, even at like 70 mph, to shift through all the gears with the clutch pedal depressed. I've never tried this, but when you depress the clutch pedal, the engine isn't attatched to the transmission. Or, am I just an idiot and am not taking into consideration that when I am in 5th at 70mph, my first gear is spinning like a bat out of hell at a million-trillion rpms.
At 70mph the synchros will prevent you from getting into certain gears.
Your first gear might not be spinning that fast, but remember at 70mph your output shaft on the tranny is spinning at the equivolent RPM for 70mph. So, even with the clutch pedal depressed, the "later" half of the tranny is still spinning.
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