Quote Originally Posted by krs09 View Post
Here's a silly question. When coasting to a red light in third gear let's say is it ok to just pop the trans in neutral rather then pressing the clutch and then shifting to neutral. I asked a buddy of mine and he said that it not problem and wont hurt the trans. The few times i've tried it it seems like it does'nt like it, some gears pop right into N and others feel like i'll break something if I pull any harder to get it into N. Make any sense? Can you just pop into neutral?
Not a problem at all. I actually do this all the time. In fact, I do this a lot while coasting at slow speed. With the bigger engine in a light car, back driving the engine (engine braking) is really aggressive. Easier just to coast through my neighborhood.