If you heel/toe correctly, there should be no engine braking. Heel/toeing is supposed to be used to get the car in the appropiate gear to power out of a corner without upsetting the balance of the car while braking. If you're trying to utilize compression braking in a panic stop (brakes near full lock) you run the risk of overloading the tires and skidding. Plus, it's a lot cheaper to replace brake pads than gear boxes.

 

some one previously said that holding the clutch all the way in will wear out the throw out bearing and that is incorrect. Sliping or riding the clutch at a stop light (to balance the car) will wear out the throw out bearing however having it pressed in all the way at a stop light will not.

 

Not quite true... you activate the throw out bearing when you depress the clutch, thats adding wear to it. BUT... in 21 years driving, (mostly standards) and in that 10 years driving a front end truck for Laidlaw Waste I've never burned a throw bearing. My brother in law has in his CJ5 and the mechanic told him to take it out of gear at long lights.

I tend to do that at long lights, probably because of the truck thing. Macks have HEAVY clutch springs!

Cheers

 

Also, when your taking a turn and you downshift to 2nd gear. We all put it into gear before we take the turn, are you holding the clutch wile going around the turn? Or you slow down and go in 2nd around the turn not using the clutch at all?

 

Yea, I slow down and put it into 2nd gear. I hold the clutch 1/2 through the turn and then accelerate. Im not sure if im supposted to hold the clutch through part of the turn, or im supposed to let go of it after I put it into gear.