Anyone tried this to save gas

Just wanted to know if anyone else here with a manual tranny has ever tried drifting or coasting in neutral to save gas ? I would also like to know what harm wuold it do to my toy if any. My previous 2 trucks 96F150 And 91 toy I did it every chance i could with no problems saved alot of gas . Just looking for feed back thanks alot

 

you will be fine, it will save gas. but down shifting saves more gas because it shuts off the injectors

 

its illegal to coast in neutral?? why?

im driving illegally every day then..

 

I always slap it in neutral when I approach a red light; perhaps that stems from early years of motorcycle riding??

 

Damn, I'd be riding dirty all the time. If I plan it right, and nothing gets in the way, I can coast from the end of my road to my house and into my parking spot. Total about a quarter mile.

I love coasting, it's like a game against the man with these gas prices.

 

10 years of driving illegally for me then! It's second nature for me to approach a red light or down a long hill in neutral. Circumstantial obviously, difficult to explain for me but I'm always 5 blocks ahead of myself when driving - not something I due all willy nilly, only when "safe" and appropriate.

 

i agree ive done it for years just wanted to make shure im not alone here . Dumb ? though pushing n the clutch is basicaly neutral and you must do this in order to stop rite so i guess we all break the law every time we stop

 

You guys really need to learn to read properly.

 

Whoever is responsible for this law obviously drives an automatic, law makers are idiots.

 

If you have ever had an air/fuel guage in a vehicle, you'd realize that coasting in neutral does not save more gas than coasting in a high gear.

 

Its says on a DOWNGRADE and is very specific about that matter. You can still coast when approaching a red light.

 

Debatable. Coasting in gear may use less fuel, but will slow you down.

Scenario: two cars coasting down a hill ending in a long flat stretch...the N car would go farther before it had to get back on the gas to maintain a minimum given speed because the gears aren't slowing it down, however it may use marginally more fuel.

TomAYto, TomAHto if you ask me, but I'm sticking with neutral

 

My very unscientific opinion is it at least saves wear on the clutch over time.

 

how could that be if my rmps are lower coasting in neutral ? Whats this gauge your talking about where do i get 1 is it hard to install and whats a good price for it?

 

I know I've seen this mentioned other places, but just doesn't make sense to me. If this is true, then how come you can still hear a vehicles engine that has a loud exhaust rumble down as the RPMs decrease. Injector shut off = no fuel = no detonation = no sound. At least from my perspective... maybe there's something happening I don't know about.

 

So... do cops have a coasting scanning gun now?

 

I never have really tried to to save gas using N.
I ride my bike, bicycle or drive the del sol but really like my truck. The mpg is not why I bought it.
But if it works for others, go for it.

 

So are scan gauges incorrect? I've noticed on mine that it reads higher MPG coasting in neutral vs when I'm engine braking (coasting in gear). Is this just a false reading that's an error of how it figures instant MPG?

 

You're profile says your truck's an automatic. Surely you're not coasting in neutral in your auto.

 

Not my only vehicle!