Wear and tear on brake pads > Wear and tear on your transmission

 

Normally I just keep it in the gear I was already in and use the brakes to slow down. Once the car is slow enough I engage the clutch and select the gear I will need to get going. If I am coming to a light that is about to change and I have a free lane then I will rev-match so I will be in a good gear for acceleration when the light changes.

 

How is this wear and tear on the transmission? Your engine is doing the braking for you. The only wear I see is the clutch being used twice as often, but if you're properly rev-matching, than the only thing to really not last is the throwout bearing...

But on the transmission itself? I don't think so...

 

If you do it right, it probably is okay, but if you are a can't-drive ricer TRYING to heel-toe or match revs and downshift, you are probably chewing up your syncros pretty good. I always assume everyone is the later.

 

compression braking until the last minute when I brake to stop.

I know i shouldn't but I like it and it stops better. I got a bad habit of compression braking in 1st gear when stopping...

 

I engage clutch then shift to neutral then I open driver side door n stick my left foot out and try to slow the car down with my Airforce one.

 

Are we talking on the tracks or street? On the streets, just brake. Neutral, clutch in, whatever. I don't see a single reason why rev-match downshifting would be a benefit on the streets. If it's to feel like you're in the LeMans, okay, that's fine. Why not wear your SA2200 helmet, too?

And, of course it will be wear and tear on the drive train. Why wouldn't it be? Not necessarily a bad thing, because any driving is causing wear, but I wouldn't put any more wear and tear if I don't have to.

 

if the car caught fire, thats has nothing to do with rev matching. rev matching uses gas, but is the 'nicest' to the car in a mechanical sense.

I rev match everything everywhere unless there is people in my car or ppl on the sides of the streets. my car clutch buzzs like a banchi. Im not sure if you can hear it outside or not, but i assume you can. it doesnt bother me much, but ive gotta 'whats that?' several times from ppl in my car.

 

Some people downshift without revmatch?!?!

Anyways, if I see red light from far away, I can downshift revmatch then slowly come to a stop. But if I have to stop fairly immediately, I find it hard to downshift and revmatch. It's hard to gas it when you need to stop lol. Plus I don't feel downshifting stops the car fast enough.

 

So does everybody agree that clutch in, neutral, brake is the best method to stop on the street? Orr?