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01-17-2012, 06:18 AM

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bronsin

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparcoboy

No, your wheels keep the engine running

No way. If there was no combustion going on in the cylinders there would be an abrupt lurch in the transmission. Especially in a manual transmission car. What happens when you lift your foot off the accelerator and push in the clutch? The engine idles thats what. If the injectors cut off the fuel delivery the engine would die.

Its a nice little story but thats all it is.

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