[cet2kill]

Originally Posted by Trick Tuners Right. Coasting fuel shutoff turns the fueling off. If you have a wideband it will peg at 20. Take it out of gear and the gas turns back on and should run at 14.7.

Shifting into netural will not cause any damage, with the engine running it is still turning the pump on the transmission and pumping fluid so it will not cause any ill effects, I really don't see any positive results from this and do not see any reason for it to cause any problems, so do what you will but I don't think you will ever see any adverse affects from this.

[Hunt_chevs]

Originally Posted by v606er damage the tranny? i did it today cause i thought it might save some gas, but then i thought it might damage the trans. ps. my car has 23k miles, is auto please respond

thats kinda bad on brakes cuz you are not engine braking at all

[Hunt_chevs]

haha plus im pretty sure its not good to do on an automatic

[nba1341]

Originally Posted by cet2kill Shifting into netural will not cause any damage, with the engine running it is still turning the pump on the transmission and pumping fluid so it will not cause any ill effects, I really don't see any positive results from this and do not see any reason for it to cause any problems, so do what you will but I don't think you will ever see any adverse affects from this.

see this is the answer i got when i asked this question the first time


and ive asked lots of people and they told me also it will not cause any damage

[nba1341]

Originally Posted by Hunt_chevs thats kinda bad on brakes cuz you are not engine braking at all

what do you mean... engine braking? wtf

[cmhoward7]

Engine braking is the act of using the energy-requiring compression stroke of the internal combustion engine to dissipate energy and slow down a vehicle.

Basically, when the car is rolling downhill in gear the engine is creating resistance because the wheels are turning and making the engine RPM's increase. When in neutral there is no resistance from the engine, so the car will just pick up speed making the driver use his breaks more often.

Kinda hard to explain...can anyone help?

[TheBusher]

Originally Posted by Kins! Unless the hill is around 1 mile long(seriously, my dad used to coast his VW GTI down one all the time, turned the car off once too just for laughs) why bother? Shifting into drive if you're still moving sounds pretty bad too.

lol That's kinda funny because it takes as much fuel to start the car as it does to idle for 20-30 seconds. That better be one big ass hill

[cet2kill]

Originally Posted by cet2kill Shifting into netural will not cause any damage, with the engine running it is still turning the pump on the transmission and pumping fluid so it will not cause any ill effects, I really don't see any positive results from this and do not see any reason for it to cause any problems, so do what you will but I don't think you will ever see any adverse affects from this.

I spent 4 years of my life at a transmission shop rebuilding transmissions, pulling, and removing them and have never heard of shifting into netural ever causing any problems, just don't try any netrual drops And yes I quoted myself.

[v606er]

oo that makes sense, if its true

[cet2kill]

Originally Posted by cmhoward7 Engine braking is the act of using the energy-requiring compression stroke of the internal combustion engine to dissipate energy and slow down a vehicle. Basically, when the car is rolling downhill in gear the engine is creating resistance because the wheels are turning and making the engine RPM's increase. When in neutral there is no resistance from the engine, so the car will just pick up speed making the driver use his breaks more often. Kinda hard to explain...can anyone help?

With an automatic when you are not on the thottle it basicly freewheels there is no torque transfered to the wheels or any engine braking due to the fact that the torque converter acts like a clutch by hydrolic pressure when under load, no load no transference of power and when coasting autos have no engine braking abialty unless shifted manualy to a lower gear.

[v606er]

Originally Posted by cet2kill With an automatic when you are not on the thottle it basicly freewheels there is no torque transfered to the wheels or any engine braking due to the fact that the torque converter acts like a clutch by hydrolic pressure when under load, no load no transference of power and when coasting autos have no engine braking abialty unless shifted manualy to a lower gear.

i understand that. but is it BAD for the car to be rolling in neutral

[cet2kill]

Originally Posted by v606er i understand that. but is it BAD for the car to be rolling in neutral

NO! will not cause any problems as long as the engine is running and pumping fluid through the transmission.

[v606er]

Originally Posted by cet2kill NO! will not cause any problems as long as the engine is running and pumping fluid through the transmission.

ok. ya you posted the answer to my question as i was posting it. lol

[Dawgfude03GT]

at 3-4 mpg savings for coasting after you torch your tranny maybe you'd save enough for a down payment on a sweet hybrid. GO TOYOTA HYBRIDS!!!

[v606er]

Originally Posted by Dawgfude03GT at 3-4 mpg savings for coasting after you torch your tranny maybe you'd save enough for a down payment on a sweet hybrid. GO TOYOTA HYBRIDS!!!

looks like we have a wise guy on our hands