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      07-29-2014, 07:34 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by Year's_End
All it's doing is momentarily adding throttle to match your engine speed to the drivetrain speed (in a manual, while the clutch is depressed or while an automatic transmission is decoupled). The goal is to reduce driveline shock, prevent the driven wheels from locking up, and maintain balance. It shouldn't affect your braking.
Technically thats how it should work but with the m235, turbo kicks in when the downshift rev match happens and you can feel the car accelerate while you're hard braking and thats not good
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