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Old 07-26-2009, 04:58 PM
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Engine Braking
So, I did some searching and didn't come up with much. Does anyone know how the rotary responds to engine braking? Is it particularly bad for the rotary compared to a standard motor? Or, the same - I find, especially when practicing heel toe shifting, if I don't match just right, I am sometimes doing some engine braking and I don't want to be wearing out the motor by doing so but again - wasn't sure how the rotary responded...
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Old 07-26-2009, 04:59 PM
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no problems doing it, in fact when you engine brake, the engine doesn't inject any fuel, so you save on gas compared to coasting.
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Old 07-26-2009, 05:13 PM
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In fact, you wear out less things on a rotary than on a otto cycle.
You may experience less engine brake than on bigger engines, that's because of the leverages but you can actually trail brake as well with a rotary so...
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Old 07-26-2009, 07:53 PM
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engine braking is normal for manual tranny car.
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Old 07-26-2009, 10:27 PM
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The car is very smooth when you engine brake.
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Old 07-27-2009, 12:43 PM
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When I first started engine braking I never stopped. It feels right. When my dad took me out to ride motorcycles through the parkway in NC I was engine braking the motorcycle the whole time and barely touched the brakes.... when I got the 8 it was business as usual just smoother like everything else with this car.
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Old 07-27-2009, 06:20 PM
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^blue ridge?

I engine brake all the time...saves on brakes and can get some heel toe practice in...and get's you ready for those mountain roads!
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Old 07-27-2009, 06:29 PM
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Ive always engined breaked my manual cars...the 8 is exteremly smooth
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Old 07-27-2009, 06:31 PM
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How do you guys use brake in past tense when you are referring to stopping a car?

Is it braked or broke?
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Originally Posted by Renesis SE3P
How do you guys use brake in past tense when you are referring to stopping a car?

Is it braked or broke?
stopped.
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Old 07-27-2009, 06:35 PM
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Old 07-27-2009, 06:51 PM
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Yeah I like stopped!.....But I believe it would be braked the vehicle/car......
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I remember people looking at me funny when I said "I broke the car."
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I think it's like drunk isn't it? I bruke the car?
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Then wouldn't it be "I brunk the car?"
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^haha yeah I don't think that is the correct way....
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Old 07-27-2009, 06:59 PM
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Ok, it's settled, the past tense of brake will now be called "brunk."
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i agree with renesis
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According to wikipedia the past tense of brake is "braked" as in "He braked the car"
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This poor guy just got his thread **** on by a single word, lmao
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yeah what does Wiki know anyway....brunk it is!....He brunk the car!....
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This poor guy just got his thread **** on by a single word, lmao
I think I'm the responsible one for all of this...
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