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Originally Posted by Phoenix'97
I am not going to go crazy like that. It sounds dangerous and the constant starting will be too much wear-and-tear on the starter. I appreciate the suggestion though.
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Disagree. I do engine-off coasting in my 1987 truck and while I have indeed had to replace the starter twice (so I'm on my third now), I've also owned the truck for 30 years and been doing EOC the whole time. In my experience the starter's life, if it is shortened, doesn't seem unreasonably short. The previous starters lasted 18 and 11 (no-name replacement, big mistake) years.
RE: lean burn. It won't cook your pistons when done right, you're leaning the engine so far past stoich it starts to cool off the chamber temps again. You'll need sensors enough to know if things are getting too hot inside but Honda did it and shoot, pilots using plain ol' knobs and gauges in piston engine aircraft can do it - no electronic engine controls at all. Just gotta keep your eyes on the head temps.