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Old 04-08-2009, 03:01 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by wstar View Post
Agreed. I just find it hard to believe that what my ears are hearing during engine braking is just restricted airflow pumping through the cylinders with no combustion.
Back in the early 80's (before FI was common) they sold mod kits that did this. There was an inline fuel switch, an RPM sensor and a throttle switch. When you lifted off fuel was cut to your carburetor provided you were above the preset stall speed. It's standard practice on modern cars with fuel-injection and manual transmissions.

Automatics don't always implement this as the transmission must be in full lockup mode for it to work.
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