The problem is that what you are talking about is not engine braking as such, but clutch braking.

To engine brake without putting undue wear on the clutch, you do the following:


depress the clutch
change to neutral
press the accelerator so the revs will match the gear you are intending to move to
change into the next lower gear
release the clutch


There should be no slipping of the clutch, and the syncromesh should also not need to run, as you should have matched revs appropriately.

The benefits include less likelihood of locking up, consistent braking, longer brake pad life, and because you are in a lower gear, the braking force is greater.

Using clutch and motor brake - good or bad?
Is there a word for the opposite condition of hypochondriasis? For example,  someone who denies being sick when they clearly are? I would just say that they are "in denial". Is there any other adequate word?

I thought about the obvious 'hyperchondria' but it doesn't seem to be used anywhere and doesn't look suitable as—from checking the origin of the word—just replacing 'hypo' by 'hyper' wouldn't fit well:


  1555–65;  &lt; Late Latin  &lt; Greek,  neuter plural of hypochóndrios  pertaining to the upper abdomen (supposed seat of melancholy), equivalent to hypo- hypo- + chóndr ( os ) ensiform cartilage + -ios  adj. suffix

