Hi Folks,

My first post, so apologizes in advance if I missed a conversation.

I couldn’t find any engine braking thread addressing high speed cornering both downshifting and braking simultaneously with a C6 A4. I can’t drive without using 1st, 2nd and 3rd gear engine braking (ergo, paddle shifters, the 2005 doesn’t have). Obviously putting the wear on the brakes is affordable, however simultaneous use of both prevents under-steering, anti-brake activation. Plus a lower gear drag on the rears gives you a more steerable 50/50 inertia distribution while cornering and I come out of the corners faster.

1. Anybody hear of a C6 A4 damaging their tranny with this method? (Can’t find any thread that isn’t over 5 years old)
2. If nobody has heard of a story on a 16 year old C6 A4 damaging their tranny yet, this question is well… no likely a question.

Thank you everybody. I’ve learned so much off this forum.

 

Weight transfer via brake pedal to get the front end to stick all the way to apex, then pray like hell that trans did downshift into the right gear on the way out of the apex under power.

As for engine braking, not no, but hell no, since the brakes themself will slow the car down at lot faster, and time from either fully on brakes, or fully on throttle, should be less than 1/2 second no matter what. By trying to use engine braking, your not going to weight transfer enough to the front end to get it to stick correctly into the corner on braking, plus a hell of long longer that 1/2 second off either on the brakes, or on fully on the throttle (your just playing the gliding game around the track that is going to produce slower lap times).

So brakes to slow the car and weight transfer to the front end, throttle to speed the car up, and no longer than 1/2 second between your foot off the two using them for what they where intended to be used for.

If you still need help understanding this, then take some HPDE instructions to learn how to drive the car correctly/to its fullest, isntead of using engine braking that is a waste of time gliding/engine wear instead.

P.S, The only time your left foot should be on the brake pedal, is the light tap the pedal to brake check before it time to use the brakes with your right foot.

 

Awesome answer. That's why I love this forum. I probably do need lessons to drive it properly. What I know is just learned off the street.

Thanks Dano523.