heel and toeing saves your engine, and trans. The whole idea behind heel and toe is to match engine, trans and wheel speed. As speed increases, it pays in other ways too, as you heel and toe gives you a nice stable platform, and you can then seperate different parts of the car and allow them to work to they full potential. You are in no way putting added stress on any of these things, just the opposite. You are however using the brakes to slow the car, not the engine, but that's what brakes are made for, and easy and cheap to replace as you say.
Ed 300E > > > > Anytime you have to downshift is the right venue. If you > > don't do it, you're only doing half your job and not matching > > engine speed to trans and road speed. > > > > Ed > > Who says you have to heel and toe to rev match during a downshift? > There are otherways. > > And rev matching is most important where speed is important. In city > traffic, I would rather wear out the easy-to-replace brakes than the > clutch, engine, and transmission. > > To really want to know that you can match engine speed, road speed, > and transmission gear ratio - shift without the clutch. It saves on > clutch wear. Done wrong it will wear out the syncro's, though. > > -- Philip > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
