downhill driving!

[kapritso]

help naman please! paano po ba tamang diskarte kapag nagdadrive
sa mga downhill o pababang terrain? madalas kasi nangangamoy sunog yung brakes ko o di kaya halos ayaw na kumagat ng preno ko!

salamat :lol:

[ghosthunter]

help naman please! paano po ba tamang diskarte kapag nagdadrive
sa mga downhill o pababang terrain? madalas kasi nangangamoy sunog yung brakes ko o di kaya halos ayaw na kumagat ng preno ko!

salamat :lol:

downshift and use engine braking to control your speed going downhill. Never use your brakes for long drives downhill.

[boybitz]

kala ko uv been watching too much Initial D. :mrgreen:

pano ka ba magdrive? do u shift into neutral?
I guess depending on ur speed na din, pero normally don't rely too much on your brakes, "engine brake" ka. sample is 2nd gear ka then don't step on the gas, malilimit nito yung speed mo coz ur engine is doing some of the braking for you. No gas, no acceleration.

[theveed]

madalas magfade ang brake like going to highlands tapos mabagal ang gapang pababa...

one thing you can do to improve the situation is to use a better brake fluid... some brakefluids boil too easily eh... i don't know what brand is good, but may difference yan for sure...

another thing is to make sure that your brake system is well bled, meaning walang air bubbles sa brake system mo, kung meron, mas mabilis talaga magfade ang brake...

third.... tips nila using engine braking... so try not to gas up na when going downhill, the slower your momentum, the less effort you need to stop the car.

[1D4LV]

help naman please! paano po ba tamang diskarte kapag nagdadrive
sa mga downhill o pababang terrain? madalas kasi nangangamoy sunog yung brakes ko o di kaya halos ayaw na kumagat ng preno ko!

salamat :lol:

stay in gear lang. the appropriate gear is dictated by the speed that you are driving. avoid using your breaks alone.

[gambit5]

sabi nila, kung anong gear ginamit mo paakyat, yun din ang gamitin mo pababa on the same route ( pabalik ) ....... then tulungan mo na lang ng occasional touch sa brake pag tumataas yung RPM mo habang pababa ka......

so far effective sa akin yun .......

[dazedchiq]

nood ka initial D... hehehehe :lol:

[roydok]

Use engine breaking. :D

[ssaloon]

tanong lang po, kapag nag-eengine break ka ba, gumagamit to ng fuel? kasi tumataas pa rin yung needle ng tach pag ganon eh..

[mbt]

tataas talaga yung rpm mo above idling kasi the speed of the drive wheels (which tends to increase going downhill because gravity is making your car go faster) is influencing your engine rpm, how much depends on your car's gearing... your fuel consumption won't be any different at 1500 rpm engine braking and 1500 rpm cruising

[M]

yun din ang alam ko. even when driving a 'matic, you have to put it in L when going downhill to assist the brakes.

[chi]

engine break lang and watch initial d...:lol:

[jaspi11]

engine break ka lang

[vinj]

When you're going down a really steep grade, use 1st and 2nd gear. On minor to medium grades with not much curves (meaning you can go a bit faster), use 3rd gear.

With a matic tranny, turn of your O/D button and downshift to 1 or 2, depending on how steep the curves are.

You will use more fuel when enginhe braking then when staying in neutral but it can help you more by givng you more control of your car and keeping your brakes in check.

If you use engine braking on mountain roads, brake fade wont be much of a problem unless you're driving rather spiritedly, unless you've got really crappy stock brakes (like the ones in our Sentra) or your car is really heavy (i.e. Suburban, Expe, CLub Wagon).

If you want to improve your braking, you can upgrade your pads to better ones like EBC or Bendix Metal Kings. There are also brake fluids with higher heat capacities (RBF 600, DOT4.1) like Motul DOT 4.1 which you can get in Motorbike stores.

However, with regards to the Motul DOT 4.1, RS Sprint mentioned before in one of the threads in Nissanbayan that they absorb moisture easily then the regular DOT 3 fluids so you'll have to change your brake fluid regularly to keep your system clean from water. It wont be practical in a humid country like ours unless you really do track runs/hard driving and change your fluid every so often. IMO, DOT 3 will do OK in the daily grind.

[boybitz]

I dropped by 2211 the other day, the brake fluid they had was Motul DOT 4 daw, is this the same one?

[caloyski5]

engine brake and take your time :D