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Posted: **Wed Nov 07, 2007 5:04 pm**

Ya engine braking is preferred against using of brakes specially down hill. its smoother and much safe.

Posted: **Thu Nov 08, 2007 8:49 am**

Shorts wrote:Remember to flash your brake lights if you are downshifting to brake so that you don't get run over.

+1 on that - apply the rear brake pedal LIGHTLY to let whomever is behind you know that you are slowing down.

Posted: **Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:01 am**

what Flting duck said.

Posted: **Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:03 am**

storysunfolding wrote:Engine breaking done properly won't harm the engine ...

Incorrect. Engine breaking results in... well, a broken engine.

Engine braking is fine, though.

Posted: **Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:39 am**

Skier wrote:
storysunfolding wrote:Engine breaking done properly won't harm the engine ...
Incorrect. Engine breaking results in... well, a broken engine.

Engine braking is fine, though.

Thank God it only took you just over 4 months to catch that one.... ya jerk

Posted: **Thu Nov 08, 2007 12:34 pm**

storysunfolding wrote:
Skier wrote:
storysunfolding wrote:Engine breaking done properly won't harm the engine ...
Incorrect. Engine breaking results in... well, a broken engine.

Engine braking is fine, though.
Thank God it only took you just over 4 months to catch that one.... ya jerk

Hey now, it was a recently resurrected thread and I didn't read it until today.

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