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Old 10-05-2012, 12:20 AM   #18 (permalink)
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[QUOTE=Miller88;331536]Newer vehicles don't seem to engine brake as well. Vacuum on deceleration = NoX emissions.[/QUOTE

I have not found this to be true. every newer vehicle I have driven engine brakes great, even the autos if you tell it to down shift.
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