What the helll is engine braking? Is it just coasting in gear? If not, how is it different from coasting in gear? Who the fuck shifts their car into neutral while driving to coast?
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ELI5: Engine Braking
Isaiah Carter
Lincoln Parker
yes it's just coasting in gear, downshifting is not required but it's more effective that way
Dominic Sanchez
Who does any other type of coasting?
Grayson Cox
It's coasting in gear. In high rpm and no throttle the engine is just causing drag and helps you slow down or maintain a speed going down hill. This is what "L" or the selectable gears are for on an automatic. Because in Drive it picks the most efficient gear all the time and engine braking is at a minimum.
Some trucks have exhaust or Jake brakes. They amplify the engine braking effect by reversing exhaust pressure and making the engine drag even more. It's a free and harmless way to slow down your car and saves you brakes.
Evan Howard
gimme milky
Jayden Gomez
I knew that when i was 15 and i was playing UG2.
It-s just downshifting.
Austin Garcia
>free and harmless, saves breaks
eh, it will save you from break wear and break fade, but the heat that would normally go into your brakes is now hanging around in your engine block. if you're coming down a mountain and you leave it it a low gear, keep an eye on your temp gauges
Luke Hill
>but the heat that would normally go into your brakes is now hanging around in your engine block
You're a natural born fucking idiot.
If anything the lack of load combined with extra revs helps cool the engine.
Revs=!heat
Gabriel Perez
you don't seem to understand thermodynamics, oh well!
Nolan Gomez
some retards coast in neutral cause they think it saves more fuel, which might be the case on older cars, but new ones have fuel cutoff systems and shit.