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Originally Posted by keving2873
So what about decelerating and dropping through the gears? I am at 1175 miles and I have been down shifting as I come to a stop but I never let the rpm's jump higher than 3,000 when slowing. I am also on the brakes the whole time while downshifting. Is that kind of shifting going to be bad?
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This is about the last thing you want to do to a motor you're breaking in, it causes pressure under the rings and tends to make them float... Like Darin says, hard acceleration, no decceleration..I still throw mine into neutral for long slowing periods, and never use engine braking,
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