I've never been so nervous as the first 6to5 downshift .... LOLThat was a nice surprise and a real game changer for manual transmissions.
Way back in the day, my 2 point(something) V6 Firebird manual, I was climbing a steep hill on I-8 (outside Yuma,Az) in top gear, it needed to downshift, so not paying attention, I did ....under full load at full throttle.
That motor about leapt out from under the hood because the cruise never backed off when I pushed the clutch in.
I noticed an immediate drop in oil pressure.
When it idled down at the next exit ..... BAM BAMBAMBAM .... rods-a-knocking!!!!
Tear down revealed a previous HACK job rebuild .... 6 cylinders, three rod caps stamped as #3 cylinder , not that it mattered at that point.
Anyways, two rod bearings spun and one main.
Got 'er all machined out and put back together (myself! first rebuild!!!) and ended up with a damn good running motor.
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