Got a 2000 si. 5 spd. might be a dumb question but jsut curious would it be bad to drop from 5th to 3rd? thanks

 

nope. depends how fast your going. if ur going around 50 u can dump it to third no prob. just make sure u step on the gas quickly and match rev

 

Ok. Thanks mucho. Yeah like 65 to 70, straight from 5th to 3rd?

 

hmm im not sure..2000 Si transmissions are pretty close gear ratio but i think if u down it to 3rd going 70 u should be at about 6500 rpm maybe. should be perfect

 

just do the math. If your @ 2000 RPM @ 10MPH then 20MPH would be 4k RPM and so on.

 

as long as ur not going so fast that when u downshift and it redline. u can drop it to any gear but 1st and reverse dont even try unless u wanna mess up ur transmission. it all depend on how fast ur going. if u going 50 on 5th then brake to go 30 then u can downshift to 3rd with no problem maybe a little jerk if u dont rev match. if u go 100 on 5th then drop to 3rd then i would be concern....