Is it normal to rev in neutral but not in gear?
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Revving in neutral is normal while revving in gear is not, here are the specific details: 1. Reason: When revving in neutral, the vehicle load is very small, whereas revving in gear puts a large load on the vehicle, causing severe exhaust pipe resonance. 2. Revving in neutral: Although the gear is in neutral, the engine's power keeps the transmission input shaft rotating through the clutch. When you rev in this state, except for the output shaft and the synchronizers of each gear not rotating, components like the input shaft, countershaft (also known as primary and secondary shafts, though transmission structures may vary), and the constant-mesh gears on the shafts will change speed according to the engine RPM. Revving in neutral or coasting in neutral over long distances can damage the transmission, potentially leading to wear, burning, or noise in the input shaft bearings, synchronizer gears, and synchronizers.