That's a bad argument, brakes are cheap, a clutch isn't.
I still do it all the time though, I'm always in gear, never in neutral unless stopped. Rev-matching helps ease the wear on the clutch...
Engine Braking
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That's a bad argument, brakes are cheap, a clutch isn't.
I still do it all the time though, I'm always in gear, never in neutral unless stopped. Rev-matching helps ease the wear on the clutch...
It's partially useless. Modern transmissions are synchromesh, so you don't have to rev-match and double clutch when changing gears. However, if you don't rev-match, you still put excessive strain on the clutch, transmission, transmission mounts and motor mounts.
thanks for the info!*tu*
je sais pas si quelqu'un sait de quoi je parle mais si je prend exemple sur ma Fiesta, j'ai pas besoin de rev match parce que quand je pese sur la clutch le moteur anticipe a quel RPM je vais rentrer ma prochaine vitesse et se positionne directement sur le rpm ideal pour la prochaine vitesse... serieux je sais pas comment ca marche, mais ca marche pis ca shift super doux sans jamais cogner
Nightwars
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Ton char est automatique. Ta pas de clutch, la troisième pédale dans ton char, c'est toi
Ton char est automatique. Ta pas de clutch, la troisième pédale dans ton char, c'est toi
lawl t'es vraiment drole
il est manuel
Broody
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Tu uses quand même tous les mécanismes, les bearings, les joints, à force, de clutcher et shifter pour rien, à moins que tu sois un pro qui rev match assez bien pour te passer de la clutch. Je m'en crisse un peu, et un char bien traité devrait pas avoir de troubles, mais bon.
C'est cool mais ça use les syncros quand même à la longue si tu double clutch pas.
Et si vous croyez que des syncros c'est pas tuable, bous essayerez les yaris de ma job. La moitié ont des vitesses qui accrochent et elles ont toutes été rebuildées avant la fin de la garantie.
Go to a race track at least once a week and they should stay quiet.
Brian1037
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Only idiots regularly use the part of the car designed to make the car speed up to slow down. You're putting unnecessary stress and wear on parts of the car that weren't designed for stopping the car. While you're at it you may as well cut a hole in the floor and brake fred flinstone style. Engine braking has its time and place, and daily driving isn't it.
pmbrunelle
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Generally, I leave the car in whatever gear it's in and then go to neutral just above idle.
Sometimes I downshift smoothly. The objective is not to slow the car with the clutch. Keeping the car in a low gear keeps the drive wheels from locking up. I'll downshift if I'm coming off the highway, or in poor conditions.
Sometimes I downshift smoothly. The objective is not to slow the car with the clutch. Keeping the car in a low gear keeps the drive wheels from locking up. I'll downshift if I'm coming off the highway, or in poor conditions.
Broody
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WorkInProgressSI
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Always. I can afford to change my engine every 10000km's.
Engine braking=//=Heel toe.
Engine braking=//=Heel toe.
HeadBanger
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i'm gonna sound like a welfare case; depends on the price of gas.
my reasoning is simple to be honest. if i'm revving up to 3000-ish rpm i'm using gas that may as well be gold. so if gas is high i'd rather use my brakes, if gas is cheap i'd rather use my gas. but i live in rural ontario, you guys in MTL stop 3281651293x more than me anyways lol
my reasoning is simple to be honest. if i'm revving up to 3000-ish rpm i'm using gas that may as well be gold. so if gas is high i'd rather use my brakes, if gas is cheap i'd rather use my gas. but i live in rural ontario, you guys in MTL stop 3281651293x more than me anyways lol
android25ua
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I don't necessarily engine brake all the time, but I am always in gear. Apart from being stationary.
Broody
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When engine braking, you are using no fuel at all, so depending of the conditions, it may be more fuel efficient to engine brake, or to coast in neutral...