My idea about DFCO.

[smacky]

From what I've observed DFCO will work until your braking reduces your speed and your RPMs get to 1000ish. Braking for a short time (around a second) will also shift you into the next gear down and that way you can keep your RPMs a little higher and DFCO will stay on a little longer.

[twowheels]

Originally Posted by smacky

From what I've observed DFCO will work until your braking reduces your speed and your RPMs get to 1000ish. Braking for a short time (around a second) will also shift you into the next gear down and that way you can keep your RPMs a little higher and DFCO will stay on a little longer.

I've been wondering on the manual whether downshifting would help bump the RPMs up a bit to keep it in DFCO mode longer, but since I don't have a tach () I can't really tell. Anybody with a tach and the stock 15" wheels have any idea what speed 1000 RPM is in each gear?

Besides, I don't like using my expensive clutch to slow down, so I probably wouldn't do it anyhow.

[Altitude]

Originally Posted by twowheels

Besides, I don't like using my expensive clutch to slow down, so I probably wouldn't do it anyhow.

This comment puzzles me.

[twowheels]

Originally Posted by PK198105

the clutch doesn't slow the car, the engine's compression slows it down. the wear and tear on the clutch happens when you let it out after switching gears

I realized that, but it was a shorthand way of saying that I don't want to wear out the clutch rather than the much cheaper brakes....

[CKaelin]

Originally Posted by twowheels

Besides, I don't like using my expensive clutch to slow down, so I probably wouldn't do it anyhow.

I had 230,000 miles on the original clutch in my old 97 tacoma and I downshifted all the time!