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Old 07-27-2020, 09:28 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by churchx View Post
DarkPira7e:sure on engine braking loss? Imho most braking with engine happens with pumping losses (and to less extent friction), and those will stay same and imho make up much more then slight kinetic energy amount stored in flywheel.. which actually with accel off should act as something making car drive longer (or in this case - decel at slower rate..)
Yeah I guess I should've been more specific. I meant engine braking by letting out the clutch is gone, not overall. So people who downshift and let the clutch out to slow the car down would be disappointed
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