Shut down procedure

[Crossbones Dennis]

I believe in letting the car slow down in gear. I think putting the car in neutral has the chance of hitting reverse. Even with a reverse lockout.

Here's Madcap Racing's advice www.madcapracing.com/instructions/after-your-run.shtml

We wanted to remind our customers how important the shut down procedure is on the life and performance of your engine. The practice of just taking your foot off the gas and allowing your engine to wind down is NOT RECOMMENDED.

We want to encourage all our customers to get in the habit of clicking your car into neutral and shutting your engine off. When you lift at the end of run oil will always flow to the front of your pan (away from the pickup) and drop your oil pressure lower than normal. Even though we use and install the best oil pans on the market, the oil will still flow forward. If you simple put the car in neutral and click the engine this will never have any adverse effects on your engine.

[bracketracing]

If I remember correctly TCI says do not put in neutral trans damage may accure

[W333]

No way am I going to shut off my engine after the finish line. All your doing is cooking the torque converter with hot trans fluid. I will not put the car in neutral either. I use a very good top of the line shifter so that is not the case. IMO if your car is in neutral after the line it is much harder on the brakes than normal. Basically its just a run away bullet. I have run between 300 & 400 passes on my bracket motor using the let it wind down method and have never had and engine failure because of it. My engine builder has not seen any signs of bearing wear because of my methods.

[vegabomb]

The only procedure i have from now on is nowing how many return road exits there are.... ;D

Scotty Vaughn

[bobby]

I seen a Vega do an endo b/c the guy threw it in nuetral going across the finish line. This is before reverse lockout's and he didn't make nuetral, he made reverse.

[mopar1968]

I let mine slow down in high gear, then shift into 2nd when turning on return road.