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   From: rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com   
      
   micky  wrote   
      
   > Is red-lining worse, better, or the same when the engine is driving the   
   > wheels as when the wheels are driving the engine?   
      
   Undesirable in both scenarios.   
      
   > I use the engine to slow down when going down hill, and today, for   
   > example, I put the ATransmission into 2nd and then engine went briefly   
   > to 5500, the apparent red line.   For several seconds was at 5000 and   
   > even longer at 4500.   
      
   The trick is to downshift before the speed is high enough  to get it to   
   redline.   
      
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