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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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Some newer cars fuel injected age and newer, mid/late 90s and newer, will turn off the fuel injectors as you coast downhill when the torque converter is locked in the higher or highest gears. It is seamless on your end as the engine is turned by the wheels spinning.

The way to see this is to have an OBDII display which can show your calculated fuel mileage or the fuel rate.

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Indeed. I should have clarified in my original post that this is moreso related to manual vehicles. But it can still apply to dumber automatic vehicles.