Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm...
by mywittyname on Thursday November 17, 2016 @12:31PM
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What you're describing is not engine braking, it's really clutch braking. Engine braking is what happens when the clutch is fully engaged and the compression of the engine slows the vehicle down.
Downshifting to second so the engine is at 5000rpms and letting it gradually slow the car down is engine braking, and this is good. Putting the gear selector in second and slowly releasing the clutch (with no throttle/rev-matching) to slow down the car is clutch braking and its bad (which is why cars automatically rev-match now).
Downshifting to second so the engine is at 5000rpms and letting it gradually slow the car down is engine braking, and this is good. Putting the gear selector in second and slowly releasing the clutch (with no throttle/rev-matching) to slow down the car is clutch braking and its bad (which is why cars automatically rev-match now).