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Originally Posted by JL8Jeff
There's no way that's true. When I'm heading to the river and I hit the downhill portion leading up to the traffic light I coast an easy half mile or more at 45 mph with the engine at idle. If you downshifted you wouldn't even make it to the light without having to give it gas.
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depends on how much you gear down on your way there.
and to anyone who might think downshifting will waste alot of gas-
if your foot is off of the gas pedal when slowing down (which it should be), youre really not consuming any more gas than if u coasted. yes the rpms might be up but thats because it's engine braking, not because youre on the throttle. cant be using much fuel if your tps is reading 0% 
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Last edited by 98tadriver; 06-11-2009 at 12:55 PM.
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