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MazdaMatt · 03-06-2009, 11:51 AM

engine braking, although minimal, slows your car. The puny fuel usage used with closed throttle in neutral at idle is worth the added speed/distance you'll be going from just neutral coasting between pulses.

cheers

03-06-2009, 11:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
MazdaMatt Master EcoModder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 1,096 2k2Prot5 - '02 Mazda Protege5 90 day: 33.82 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts	engine braking, although minimal, slows your car. The puny fuel usage used with closed throttle in neutral at idle is worth the added speed/distance you'll be going from just neutral coasting between pulses. cheers