Originally Posted by yungdz
wtf? that's an un-controlled deceleration = not good. Plus, you wear your clutch down quicker along with higher drivetrain stresses. Plus more wear on your tranny syncros when you try to jam your shifter into third from 5th with a 2000+ rpm difference between your flywheel and drivetrain.
I can't believe someone would give that advice...
IT'S A GOOD PRACTICE TO REV MATCH WHILE DOWNSHIFTING.