Downshift to slowdown?
 

Yes I am pretty new at Drving stick, no body teach me but I got a hang of it in my 61 Ford the second try LOL, Ford is being restored, i like these old cars with fins ;) , anyway now i have a good looking 3rd gen Prelude SI 1991 and want to know if i use downshift to slow my car will it damage my engine?

considering your slip the clust back in, your only wearing the clutch

Wear the clutch or wear the breaks.... a combo of both with extend the life of both...

cool! more downshift for me, sounds cool when the engine rev up and the car stopping...

I'm not sure you save any money in the long run, I agree its fun and do it all the time. Just remember you burn gas now when trying to stop, now your burning 3 things, gas,breaks, and clutch.

If you blip the throttle to match revs you'll lessen the wear on your clutch. More gas consumed though.

clutch repair>brake job>gas

i'll let the gear im in pull me down a little, preludes get brake fade easy, so if im coming off the highway or slowing down at the track, i'll get use downshifting as much as possible so i can actualy use my brakes below 60mph

Id rather wear brakes.. They are less work to change..;)

:yes: I just read an article about that the other day. It says that downshifting to slow down does wear the clutch, & I agree with Rice, I've had to change 2 clutches now & that sux sooooo much worse than doing the brakes. Takes WAY longer & is much more expensive.

Engine braking is inconsequential unless you're flying down a mountain road with the brakes on fire, so yes, downshifting is just wearing the clutch out.

Max

yeah.. and clutch jobs in FWD are a PITA. its a DIY on rear wheel if your semi mechanicaly handy, but FWD you almost godda be certified mechanic!

really? damn...

i used to do that too.....but then when i noticed my clutch was starting to go i stopped.....id rather just use my brakes more than my clutch to stop.

:D :D Certified mechanic? I have changed my own clutch twice. ;)
I know I'm not certified, but i didn't seem to jack anything up. :crazy: so I couldn't have done that bad.

im just saying its ALOT harder... well at least a prelude clutch is

:yes: It is harder. lotta tight spaces under my hood. I just pretty muchly disconnected my motor, but left it in the engine compartment hangin on a cherry picker I pulled up. Worked pretty well. 1st time took me 12 hours! :D 2nd time took me 8.

ah that doesn't sound too bad, I got a Hoist to do it... if it needs replacement.

yeah... a hoist makes it ALOT easyer. if you are using jack stands and a 3ton jack, then its now fun

Ahh, hondas are cake compared to AWD GSX eclipse..:yes: