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Old 08-23-2008, 02:29 PM   #44 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian View Post
If the gears are still engaged, it's not a glide. If the transmission automatically "lets go" and drops the rpm to idle, that's a good glide. If the rpms stay up, you need to go to neutral for the glide. If it's staying in gear and engine braking, you'll likely get better results with steady speed.
Well, my shifters all broke in the terc, so i don't want to risk throwing it into reverse. That usually sucks. My "pulse" isn't really a pulse, but its less than enough to keep a steady speed, i try to decel as if it were it in neutral, keeping load as low as possible without braking. as long as the converter is locked, i think it works
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