Accidentally floored it in 5th. Bad?
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From: Olney, MD
No, when you are in 5th gear (overdrive gear) and the engine is creating more torque then the clutch can handle, the clutch will slip, as in the 2 "halves" of the clutch start spinning at different speeds. When people use the clutch pedal it's the same thing, you have the 2 halves of the clutch moving at different speeds, and to get them to "mesh up" and get them to the same speeds, you slip the clutch with the pedal. The only time you really slip the clutch on purpose is when you are starting from a stop. On all other shifts the engine RPM will drop when you shift correctly and the clutch is really not doing much slipping at all.
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It seems like some stock clutches hold up to tunes better then others. Mine was never beat on but it will slip even in 4th if I am not careful with running my tune.
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Seems there's a lot of 'suppose' going on here, and predictions of doom and gloom that are stretching way beyond OP's original question. He said he floored it for a few seconds, realized, then lifted.
And after the couple of seconds, all this hell is supposed to break loose. Okay, then.....
The answer in short is nothing terrible is going to happen even if your clutch slips for a few seconds - there's insufficient slip time to build up any significant heat or wear (unless the clutch is completely shot and you let it ride at redline for those few seconds!
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As far as boost under load/no load, that is partly a function of exhaust pressure, but even a no-load rev would be enough to kick enough exhaust velocity into the turbo to generate some pressure (you won't get significant boost, but you should, in theory, get a couple psi). But the primary culprit is the bypass - its open in a no-load condition.
If anybody wants to prove to the board whether a turbo will build boost under a no load condition by pulling their bypass and corking it up with a load of duct tape, that should definitively answer the question!
And after the couple of seconds, all this hell is supposed to break loose. Okay, then.....
The answer in short is nothing terrible is going to happen even if your clutch slips for a few seconds - there's insufficient slip time to build up any significant heat or wear (unless the clutch is completely shot and you let it ride at redline for those few seconds!
). As far as boost under load/no load, that is partly a function of exhaust pressure, but even a no-load rev would be enough to kick enough exhaust velocity into the turbo to generate some pressure (you won't get significant boost, but you should, in theory, get a couple psi). But the primary culprit is the bypass - its open in a no-load condition.
If anybody wants to prove to the board whether a turbo will build boost under a no load condition by pulling their bypass and corking it up with a load of duct tape, that should definitively answer the question!
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Seems there's a lot of 'suppose' going on here, and predictions of doom and gloom that are stretching way beyond OP's original question. He said he floored it for a few seconds, realized, then lifted.
And after the couple of seconds, all this hell is supposed to break loose. Okay, then.....
The answer in short is nothing terrible is going to happen even if your clutch slips for a few seconds - there's insufficient slip time to build up any significant heat or wear (unless the clutch is completely shot and you let it ride at redline for those few seconds! ).
As far as boost under load/no load, that is partly a function of exhaust pressure, but even a no-load rev would be enough to kick enough exhaust velocity into the turbo to generate some pressure (you won't get significant boost, but you should, in theory, get a couple psi). But the primary culprit is the bypass - its open in a no-load condition.
If anybody wants to prove to the board whether a turbo will build boost under a no load condition by pulling their bypass and corking it up with a load of duct tape, that should definitively answer the question!
And after the couple of seconds, all this hell is supposed to break loose. Okay, then.....
The answer in short is nothing terrible is going to happen even if your clutch slips for a few seconds - there's insufficient slip time to build up any significant heat or wear (unless the clutch is completely shot and you let it ride at redline for those few seconds!
). As far as boost under load/no load, that is partly a function of exhaust pressure, but even a no-load rev would be enough to kick enough exhaust velocity into the turbo to generate some pressure (you won't get significant boost, but you should, in theory, get a couple psi). But the primary culprit is the bypass - its open in a no-load condition.
If anybody wants to prove to the board whether a turbo will build boost under a no load condition by pulling their bypass and corking it up with a load of duct tape, that should definitively answer the question!
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