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Old 02-03-2014, 01:30 AM   #35
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Originally Posted by ntron1 View Post
1) Pretend there is an egg between your foot and the gas pedal
2) Coast downhill in Neutral not in gear.
3) I change gears between 2k-2.2k
4) I keep 10+ car distance between me and cars in front of me, so I almost never have to brake (wastes alot of gas)

I must disagree with you here. First of all, coasting downhill in neutral is somewhat dangerous, and it eats up brake pads a lot more.

Also, when you cost IN gear, you consume 0 gas, because your engine is driven by the "wheels".

However, if you coast NOT in gears but in neutral. You are actually consuming gas. The engine has to inject a small amount of gas into the engine in order to keep the engine spinning, or else the engine will stall.


Do correct me if I'm wrong though.

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