if im on a hill going down, is it bad for the tranny to put the car in 'N' going bout 50 or so?...not for any reason but juss for the hell of it
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i dont think so just as long as u dont rev it up and drop it down while moving! i do that sometimes but i know that it is illegal to drive down the road in neutral in an automagic though!

 

aiite coo....cuz i got this long hill on the way home, so imma juss drop it in neutral till it starts going back up
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why put it in neutral?

 

it's called "coasting" which you might or might have not known, UMD it saves gas. But guys allthough it saves gas it's bad because you don't have as much control over the car like it would be in a gear. Plus don't try this on any older cars because the steering wheel might lock up on you...

 

Costing used to save gas, it doesn't anymore. Reason is, with today's computer-controlled engines the injectors stop using fuel when the throttle is not depressed in drive (while moving). In neutral since the drive gears are disconnected from the transmission the engine needs to use gas to keep the motor spinning, instead of inertia spinning the motor if in drive. So to sum up, coasting provides no benefit and you're better off leaving it in drive.

 

I thought this was only on manual transmissions. I'm pretty sure it's not the case on automagics, but maybe I'm wrong??

 

I thought it was right... the article I took it from is at my parents' house. I'm visiting tomorrow for a week so I can post for sure then unless someone knows for sure. It's in a back issue of R&T from a few years ago, I forgot what month though. Could be wrong, we'll see.

Edit: Isn't that what the flywheel is for in manual transmission cars? The injectors aren't pumping any fuel without the throttle and the inertia of the flywheel keeps the engine spinning? Again, I could be wildly incorrect so let me know if I am.