Originally posted by mvr:
well if im not mistaken when you are engine breaking in snow the engine could cause the tires to lock up. i would try to explane further but i would make myself look like an idiot. id rather take my chances with the antilock.



Yes, esp when going down a hill it's not smart to downshift where your RPM goes say 4000+. Under normal conditions, the pavement doesn't allow any slippage , of course. Under slippery conditions the engine braking (normally allowed because there's friction from the pavement) allows the tires to lose traction and thus create what you called "lock up" but more appropriately be lose traction, like you do when you accelerate in snow.

This can happen in automatics too, if they gear down to a high RPM. My Mech teacher told us about him driving in the snow and a Grand Prix decides to gear down on hwy(no brake lights lit) and it loses traction and kareens into the barrier.

Originally posted by Rishodi:
Christian:

For an emergency stop, you're supposed to press the clutch to the floor and hit the brakes as hard as you can (assuming you have ABS).



Say you don't have ABS (<--me), wouldn't braking w/o lockup and stalling the engine (don't engage the clutch) stop you quicker?

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