So, after going into 2nd gear instead of 4th gear when attempting to upshift from 3rd at red-line, I completely destroyed my engine.
I’ve now replaced the engine and will be driving within a few days - but i’m really paranoid about doing the same thing again.
i’ve always driven my cars hard, and I shift quite fast. Never caused problems in a car before, but for some reason the gear changes feel a bit TOO smooth in my leon. I literally couldn’t even tell the difference between 4th and 2nd when I misshifted in the first place. The only indication was the engine revving its tits off once I began to engage the clutch.
I had a MK6 Fiesta before, and I ALWAYS could tell what gear I was going into. It was a bit notchy but it had very positive engagement. I love the way the Leon drives, but the shifter is a massive issue for me.
Besides not driving like a lunatic, is there anything I can do to give me my confidence back when banging through the gears? I’ve thought about installing a short shifter, but I’m slightly worried that having the gears closer to each other will only make this issue worse. On the flip side though, maybe if more force is required to go into each gear, it will be a lot easier to feel a mis-shift before I engage the clutch.
Any modifications that a r3tard like me can do to stop myself completely destroying the engine again? Thanks.
I’ve now replaced the engine and will be driving within a few days - but i’m really paranoid about doing the same thing again.
i’ve always driven my cars hard, and I shift quite fast. Never caused problems in a car before, but for some reason the gear changes feel a bit TOO smooth in my leon. I literally couldn’t even tell the difference between 4th and 2nd when I misshifted in the first place. The only indication was the engine revving its tits off once I began to engage the clutch.
I had a MK6 Fiesta before, and I ALWAYS could tell what gear I was going into. It was a bit notchy but it had very positive engagement. I love the way the Leon drives, but the shifter is a massive issue for me.
Besides not driving like a lunatic, is there anything I can do to give me my confidence back when banging through the gears? I’ve thought about installing a short shifter, but I’m slightly worried that having the gears closer to each other will only make this issue worse. On the flip side though, maybe if more force is required to go into each gear, it will be a lot easier to feel a mis-shift before I engage the clutch.
Any modifications that a r3tard like me can do to stop myself completely destroying the engine again? Thanks.
