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Jan 11, 2007 | 10:10 AM

djjt

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engine braking...

ok, i'm sure most of you don't do this... but i occassionally use my eshift to downshift to engine brake in combo with my brakes... how bad is this? i mean... the most the rev will go up to (from down shifting) would be around 3k rev/min maximum.

i always drive with eshift on to be ready to use for... any reason... including braking and speeding up by using a lower gear. maybe that's why i spend so much on gas... lol

and where's the snow man!! snow drifting?!?!?!

Jan 11, 2007 | 11:17 AM

Rising_Sun

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Yikes.... I've always believed the rule.... Brake pads are cheaper than clutches. Engine braking causes undue heat under load. Just buy better pads.

Jan 11, 2007 | 11:30 AM

GSoup

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ditto... i would only due that in an emergency situation where you need to brake harder...

just like todd said buy better pads or go supra TT 4 piston swap setup/ bbk (rotora/endless/etc...)

Jan 11, 2007 | 01:55 PM

djjt

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werd, thanks for the tippo!

Jan 11, 2007 | 03:11 PM

1loudLX

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yeah...only time i engine brake is when im passing a cop that is trying to catch speeders, i can slow down w/o hitting my brakes and make him pay attention to me.