what a parent, teaching his kid how to shift when racing...personally if u cant drive a stick well enough already then u shouldn't try to "race shift"

 

 

Does your Dad think you did the car / engine any harm? After all, he does race, he should know something about cars and engines.

 

Since a missed shift can blow an engine; it's much more important to learn to shift accurately before you learn to shift quickly. Always be *sure* about which gear you are in before lifting the clutch. One trick that's helpfully is to feel how the shifter pulls to the center between 3-4. If you use a light touch,you can feel the difference between 4th and 2nd. If instead of hitting the area between 2 and 4, you had actually gone into 2nd, this would be a completely different thread. Do a search, there's a few good threads on shifting here somewhere.

 

freq...my dad said i didnt do nothing too bad but he said if that keeps happening the car might not last too long.....just wanted to make sure..

 

that thing sounded EXACTLY like a leaf blower!

 

... it happens often to lots of people. its not bad, just try not to do it

 

You know, I was thinking the exact same thing.