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I have been there a few times. You can do this with any car(in the past) but if you want to engine brake down a large grade it better be fuel injected. Engine braking with a carburetor is gonna blow your exhaust up as soon as you turn the ignition on. Also engine braking will retain your power brakes whether they are vacuum or hydraulic.

Most new cars are so faggoty you can't even do any of this.

I've rolled into gas stations before after running out of gas. Pretty awesome feeling of relief. This was all moreso when I was younger and broke, only buying gas as needed.

I have been there a few times. You can do this with any car(in the past) but if you want to engine brake down a large grade it better be fuel injected. Engine braking with a carburetor is gonna blow your exhaust up as soon as you turn the ignition on. Also engine braking will retain your power brakes whether they are vacuum or hydraulic. Most new cars are so faggoty you can't even do any of this. I've rolled into gas stations before after running out of gas. Pretty awesome feeling of relief. This was all moreso when I was younger and broke, only buying gas as needed.

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I coast to red lights, no reason to waste gas speeding to a stop.

Especially fun when someone is riding your ass to get to the red sooner. I really coast slowly then.

I go 65mph max, that's the most efficient for fuel I understand

I've read that 45-50 MPH (2000 RPM) is most efficient for an internal-combustion engine.

In traffic on the freeway, I match my speed as much as possible to the net rate that traffic is moving so I'm continuously moving forward. If everyone did that, there wouldn't be the same kind of traffic blockages, which are mostly caused by people speeding to a stop instead of matching the actual pace of traffic.

People speeding to a stop doesn't slow traffic, it just creates more variation in speed. The same number of cars will be passing any point on average whether they are moving continuously or accelerating then stopping.

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People speeding to a stop doesn't slow traffic, it just creates more variation in speed.

Same thing. It creates a standing wave, which you experience as stop and go traffic.

The same number of cars will be passing any point on average whether they are moving continuously or accelerating then stopping.

That's not accurate.