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As others have said, brakes are a lot cheaper than transmissions. Price a clutch replacement recently? Using downshifting places loads on the CV joints, transmission, clutch, engine and transmission mounts, etc. Can they take it? Sure. But why do that when you can simply replace the brake pads?
Trucks do it because as diesel engines, they have MUCH more engine compression than cars. This provides a much better braking action, and yes, they still use brakes - they're stopping 30,000 pounds or more.
There is one good reason for downshifting - to put you into a lower gear at a higher RPM so you're in the engine power band. Downshift as you enter a corner, so you're in the sweet spot of the power band when you accelerate out. Downshift coming up to a light so you'll be in the right gear, assuming the light will change before you come to a stop (and there is no traffic in front of you). That makes sense. But to pump your clutch leg and chew off some more clutch material just to avoid using the brakes? No.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Using compression to reduce speed?,,,, dparadis
, Tue, 12 Oct 2004 11:44:21- CV joints, clutch, engine and tranny mounts!?!..., dparadis
, Thu, 14 Oct 2004 05:27:07 - Keeps tailgaters off your back, Leon, Wed, 13 Oct 2004 12:31:09
- Re: Using compression to reduce speed?,,,, AlS, Wed, 13 Oct 2004 07:55:15
- Useful in performance driving; otherwise foolish, Ari
, Tue, 12 Oct 2004 13:06:43 <-- Viewing This Message - Economics vs fun......, Mike Lynch
, Tue, 12 Oct 2004 12:56:14 - Re: Using compression to reduce speed?,,,, tom, Tue, 12 Oct 2004 11:59:06
- What would be the advantage over the brakes?, bRAD, Tue, 12 Oct 2004 11:51:31
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