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Old 06-24-2009, 06:34 PM   #55 (permalink)
newtonsfirstlaw
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The Mighty Mira - '92 Daihatsu Mira
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Originally Posted by jimepting View Post
o.k. your priority list is probably right, for most cars. The thing that bothers me about pulse and EOC is that it involves a lot of extra cycles on the clutch and transmission.
Yep, obsessive pulse and EOC killed my clutch over about 2 years. But note that this was excessive - virtually my entire commute consisted of pulses and glides. You can get 90% of the benefits by just sticking to the long hills and coasts to stopped cars/lights for EOC, which I now do. And now I use the starter motor in preference to the clutch to restart the car.

Pulse and keeping the engine on in neutral can probably be done with minimal impact if you take care to match rpm when shifting back.
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