Engine Braking (split from the VR-4 brake thread in FS/WTB)

[Evan]

Jack your car up so the drive wheels are off the ground. Rev to 7k with it in gear, then hit the brakes and see how it nearly instantaniously goes to zero. Feel the brakes, they will still be relativly cool. Do the same thing in you car while driving and the brakes will be much much hotter, Especially at very high speeds because the kinetic energy increases exponentially with speed.

Edit: That may not be so good for your car, so I'm not saying you should actually do it.

thanks cap'n!
How does that back up your statement about a spinning engine not having enough force to slow a car? That has nothing to do with brakes. Im not arguing that braking wont slow a car down faster than engine braking, believe me, I know this quite well.

A spinning engine creates a lot of friction and forces that can slow a car.
you suggested otherwise, so i suggested a simple exercise. then you threw in something unrelated with brakes and jackstands or something. explain.