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Re: beating on a car #500151 12/13/02 09:59 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 821 Collinsville, OK W White99SE Veteran CEG\'er
White99SE Veteran CEG\'er W Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 821 Collinsville, OK	Wow. I never knew engine braking was bad. I knew it would be bad to over-rev the engine, but I didn't even think about wearing out the clutch! Guess I need to "unlearn" that habit. Roger - "Old Guy" "Every car is a sports car sometime." 1999 White SE Sport V6 MTX 2005 Toyota Sienna - 8 passenger

Re: beating on a car #500152 12/14/02 05:30 PM
Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 122 CT F Forbidden Doughnut_dup1 CEG\'er
Forbidden Doughnut_dup1 CEG\'er F Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 122 CT	Well, I blip the throttle to syncronise the rpms when I "engine brake" so I am not wearing much on the clutch...or the brakes for that matter. -FD 1995 Contour SE V6 5 spd

Re: beating on a car #500153 12/14/02 08:31 PM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 278 Grand Prairie, TX S SVTNupe_dup1 CEG\'er
SVTNupe_dup1 CEG\'er S Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 278 Grand Prairie, TX	Haven't worn out a clutch to date from engine braking. Unless the clutch is slipping, I don't see how you're wearing it any faster by using the engine to slow the car down. Curtis 3L 'Oval Port' 98 Black SVT 180.5HP/178lbft '03 Black Sport Trac

Re: beating on a car #500154 12/14/02 08:48 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,887 Wisconsin T Thinkmoto Hard-core CEG'er
Thinkmoto Hard-core CEG'er T Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,887 Wisconsin	Taking off from a dead start is alot harder on your clutch then engine braking. I've put almost 100,000miles on my del sol (150,000+ miles total) and it still has the original clutch. I also beat the living hell out of it every day and drive 120 miles round trip to work!! no clutch problems here, then again it is a honda! 06 GMC Sierra 2500HD Dmax/ally 06 Pontiac G6 GT 05 CRF250R FOR SALE 06 KX65 with riding gear $2700 obo

Re: beating on a car #500155 12/14/02 10:26 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 9,065 The E.L. M MapOfTaziFoSho Hard-core CEG'er
MapOfTaziFoSho Hard-core CEG'er M Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 9,065 The E.L.	But that's a Honda! They're bullet proof! Born again on 04/09/06 FOR SALE: Moonroof glass and motor MB sunshade PM ME!

Re: beating on a car #500156 12/15/02 05:14 AM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 821 Collinsville, OK W White99SE Veteran CEG\'er
White99SE Veteran CEG\'er W Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 821 Collinsville, OK	Originally posted by Contouring: But that's a Honda! They're bullet proof! I wore out the clutch on my Acura Integra... but it was at well over 100K, so I thought that was pretty good. Roger - "Old Guy" "Every car is a sports car sometime." 1999 White SE Sport V6 MTX 2005 Toyota Sienna - 8 passenger

Re: beating on a car #500157 12/16/02 05:50 PM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 3,867 Wichita, KS R RogerB_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
RogerB_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er R Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 3,867 Wichita, KS	Well, here's one source that says "It depends." Car Talk Function before fashion. '96 Contour SE "Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998

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