I don’t know about the whole engine braking thing. I suppose it depends on the vehicle. Larger trucks are what I learned on, and they’re designed for it with Jake brakes, exhaust brakes, and multiple gears. I cut my teeth so to speak on a “W” pattern 5 speed deuce and a half. I learned how to RPM match so I burned the…

Building a rat rod suburban. Swapped out 700r4 to a Saginaw 4 out of a Chevelle, lengthened the driveshaft, swapped out pedal box with a M/T pickup, fabricated clutch master and slave setup, custom exhaust and headers, got it to run and drive. Truck got broken into that winter and battery cables and wiring were…

I own a 2006, almost the same car, just a bit different nose. Mine has only 53,000 miles on it and I’ve had the following problems: Belt tensioner fell of of of the engine at 34k, harmonic balancer came apart at 36k, and the manual transmission lost the differential roll pin and grenades at 46k. It’s like owning a…

Food for thought. An electric motor is between 90 and 99 percent efficient. Meaning it uses almost all of the electricity it is given and turns it into motion with very little waste. Whereas a gasoline engine is only about 12-14 percent efficient. All the rest gets turned into heat, noise, and light. Mostly heat. So,…

I wouldn’t mind self driving cars if it were an option. I personally enjoy driving, have only been involved in one accident where I was not at fault, and have been driving for approximately 20 years. I believe that if we wish to reduce vehicle induced fatalities, perhaps we should be more restrictive to whom we issue…