Engine Shut Down

[CrateCamaro]

This thread could get really interesting and out of control.

I run a stocker and always nutral and shut it off. Its just a part of the run for me. When I hear cars go through the lights on the engine brake I think about the timing chain or the belt or the fact the rear end is now driving the transmission which is now driving the engine. I have nutral'd and shut off all my cars from 120mph to 141mph nitrous street cars and have never seen any wear on transmission parts ever. Just my 2 cents

[Chris Barnes]

I'm glad Tom Goldman brought up the valve bodies. With my 727 Torqueflite program I have a couple of different types, one is the old school Turbo Action full manual reverse pattern and the other is an A&A reverse pattern with first gear band apply. With the TA, first is neutral off the gas, allowing me to shift backwards through 2,1 and into neutral. With the A&A valve body 1st is 1st and a bad idea at speed. I don't shut it off on the big end anymore to keep myself from doing something stupid. Is there anything wrong with just letting off the gas and slowing down in third?

Chris Barnes
Stock 6621

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Chris Barnes

I'm glad Tom Goldman brought up the valve bodies. With my 727 Torqueflite program I have a couple of different types, one is the old school Turbo Action full manual reverse pattern and the other is an A&A reverse pattern with first gear band apply. With the TA, first is neutral off the gas, allowing me to shift backwards through 2,1 and into neutral. With the A&A valve body 1st is 1st and a bad idea at speed. I don't shut it off on the big end anymore to keep myself from doing something stupid. Is there anything wrong with just letting off the gas and slowing down in third?

Chris Barnes
Stock 6621

Can anyone show us a printout or graph where to engine RPM climbs as an auto equipped car returns to idle , in gear in the lights. I don't see it happening through the converter in a reverse flow situation. Maybe a for a split second, before the turbine ,stator ,and impeller know what's going on.
I know Marv used to market a one way converter drive for the Comp cars.

BTW, I always neutral a stick car in the lights..Never an automatic car..

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

I don't compete in stock/super stock but I do compete weekly bracket racing, have for 20 years, logging nearly 5000 passes, running 9.0's every week for the past 2 years and have NEVER clicked it off at the stripe nor would ever yet have seen more than one who did, destroy their race car!

If you've got oil pressure issues on deceleration, fix the problem, whether that be the pan or quanity of oil.

The majority of stock/super stock racers aren't going after the record and if you need to run less oil to be competitive on a heads up race, you don't have enough power.

Kinda full of yourself, aren't you? Why don't you step up and try SS for a while? Might find the water a tad deeper than what your used to.

Isn't there a section for bracket racers? :-)

[Pvt Parts]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Kinda full of yourself, aren't you? Why don't you step up and try SS for a while? Might find the water a tad deeper than what your used to.

Isn't there a section for bracket racers? :-)

Ed Wright for President !!

[buzzinhalfdozen]

If your racer is properly set up to "kill" the engine @ the stripe, what reason would you have to leave it run? My junk is over 10K @ the stripe letting it decelerate in gear would seem to load the rods, pistons and crank for no reason. I know quite a few racers who shut their glide equipped cars off @ over 140 MPH with no ill effects. My point , if you can shut it off do it you're doing your engine a big favor. Joe

[Ed Carpenter]

Push the clutch in and click it simple as that. LOL

[Dwight Southerland]

Originally Posted by deuces wild

Push the clutch in and click it simple as that. LOL

Yeah. I thought we already settled all that.

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by buzzinhalfdozen

If your racer is properly set up to "kill" the engine @ the stripe, what reason would you have to leave it run? My junk is over 10K @ the stripe letting it decelerate in gear would seem to load the rods, pistons and crank for no reason. I know quite a few racers who shut their glide equipped cars off @ over 140 MPH with no ill effects. My point , if you can shut it off do it you're doing your engine a big favor. Joe

Absolutely!