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Old Feb 23, 2014 | 12:02 PM
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Default Re: Engine Died at High Speed

Originally Posted by onehundred80
If you took the car out of gear at that speed and free wheeled I would imagine the car might get confused. especially with the wheels traveling fast and the engine not in sync with it.
The little black box probably said to itself "WTF".
Edit;
Applies to manual and auto transmissions.

Why would it apply to a manual tranny?


I down shifted mine at those speeds, meaning I went to neutral yes, with no issues.


Explain please.
 
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