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Originally Posted by radioranger
How about shutting off the ignition thus shutting off the fuel supply and opening the throttle full to reduce engine braking, , leave in gear so in emergency you just back off throttle to slow down, admittedly sounds complex but just in theory , ?
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I have tried this when I had a kill switch on my Honda, I felt no change in declaration as I opened or closed the throttle. (In a car with a carb you would still be pumping fuel).
5th gear (or what ever the highest gear is) does not provide much braking if you need more down shift or touch the brakes. If you need less coast engine off or engine idling (is still better than any form of braking). If you need some where between top gear engine braking and coasting down just feather the brakes it is not that hard to figure out.
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