Money shifting
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-003739
The act of inadvertently selecting a gear that is too low for the current vehicle speed in a manual transmission, causing the engine to exceed its maximum safe RPM limit. This action can result in severe mechanical damage to engine components, such as valves, pistons, and connecting rods, due to excessive rotational forces. The term highlights the substantial repair costs associated with this driving error.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-003739 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Automotive |
| See also | Money shift |
| Translations | German: Money shifting; Spanish: money shifting; French: money shifting |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-IND-003739",
"term": "Money shifting",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "The act of inadvertently selecting a gear that is too low for the current vehicle speed in a manual transmission, causing the engine to exceed its maximum safe RPM limit. This action can result in severe mechanical damage to engine components, such as valves, pistons, and connecting rods, due to excessive rotational forces. The term highlights the substantial repair costs associated with this driving error.",
"subject": "Automotive",
"see_also": [
"money shift"
],
"translations": {
"de": "Money shifting",
"es": "money shifting",
"fr": "money shifting"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/money-shifting/"
}
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