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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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[–] • 2 pts

I was under the impression that most modern cars use gasoline to lubricate the fuel pump and if you run out of gas completely then the fuel pump is fucked. I've never put it to the test because that seems like it would be a really stupid reason to have to replace the fuel pump.

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Typically if the computer sees no engine RPM it won't activate the fuel pump. So basically running out of gas won't kill the pump. Also in the scenario I was describing the computer isn't even on. Engine is spinning but no one's home.