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Originally Posted by justjohn
Ok so I think my only question that didn't get answered, is how the heck do I know when I'm in DFCO?
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The only absolute way is to have some sort of instrumentation (for example: scangauge, ultragauge, mpguino).
If you don't have instrumentation, one thing I notice with my car though (1994 acura integra manual, using MPGuino) is when im coasting down and in gear, the MPGuino will show instant mpg as 99999, meaning im currently in DFCO. If i step on the gas again, it feels like my car "jerks" back to life, and there is a slight delay to when the car starts accelerating normally. It's very subtle though.
If I am coasting down in gear but NOT in DFCO (ie, in a high gear but low speed), and then i step on the gas, the car accelerates smoothly.
Hope this helps.
When you're ready to downshift
1)step on the clutch
2) at the same time: blip the throttle/shift your gear lever
3)step off the clutch
voila! Simple eh? There is no wear on the engine when you blip the throttle because the clutch is disengaged.