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Originally Posted by Charles Bronson
How? The compression of the motor is doing much of the work and there's not much load on the transmission as the motor isn't creating any power (injectors are turned off under engine braking).
Engine braking is a preferred way to control downhill speed because if you ride the brakes for a long duration of time, you may be met with brake fade when you really need them.
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You do wear down the clutches a little more than normal. I usually blip the throttle half a second or so after downshifting so that the engine speed doesn't have to be brought up.