RE: sequential shift transmission conversion!

["Patrick Bureau" <patricdlc@hotmail.com>]

Agreed downshifting is not bad for the engine, unless you rev it pass 5K 
(grin).. I do it all the time, and my break pad last 5 years.

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----Original Message Follows----
From: Night Shadow <soltwede@privateI.com>
To: "L. M. Lloyd" <ubik@austin.rr.com>
CC: "Fry, Larry" <LEF@chem-tronics.com>,        "'Scirocco List'" 
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Subject: RE: sequential shift transmission conversion!
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 11:03:39 -0600 (MDT)

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 > The concept seems really interesting to me, but my question (having
 > never used one) is if you are cruising in 5th, and have to come to a
 > stop, do you have to ratchet it down four times, and will it kick
 > into reverse if you ratchet it down five times instead of four? If
 > so, that sounds like a real PITA.

>From reading the instructions on the site, I would say it is impossible to
accidently go into reverse.  You have to pull up on a ring and downshift
from 1st to get Reverse.  And yes, I am sure you would have to click down
through the gears....I usually do this anyway on my stick cars...some
people think engine braking is bad...I have done it since day one with now
ill effects...clutches last the same, brake pads last longer.

Eric



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