that google link is junk, just a bunch of people arguing their opinions.
More wear is put on your gearbox under accelleration compared to decelleration, shift smoothly, have regular maintenance (fluid changes ideally at the same time as you change the engine oil) and whatever you do dont grind/force/miss-shift the gears.
Engine braking puts more wear on your clutch than anything. !
Engine braking puts more wear on your clutch than anything. !
i would of thought engine braking would be sore on the engine
Only if one doesn't know how to or refuses to rev-match.
though you can never blip to the exact rpm each and every time, the engagement isn't entirely perfect either during an upshift ...whether you're just driving normally or shifting at or near redline.
I can't speak for others, but I'm decent and don't vary much during downshifts and I suppose I can say that I've ruined a fair bit of clutches and transmissions along the way to "perfect" my skillset.
If anything, the syncros would likely take the most wear and tear...unless one is prone to ol'skool techniques of double clutching.... you know...like a certain somebody.