RE: sequential shift transmission conversion!

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

no I beleive that the concensus was that POWER SHIFTING was bad.
downshifting (the proper way Not jumping 5th to 1th) is bad for engine
I have been on the same clutch for 7 years and brakes for 5 years.
then agao I don't drive like a maniac nor brake on everyone's rear end.
so I think that IMHO it all depends on how you drive.
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----Original Message Follows----
From: "Brad Sayer" <vwrocco85@hotmail.com>
To: pbureau@home.com, soltwede@privateI.com, ubik@austin.rr.com
CC: LEF@chem-tronics.com, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: RE: sequential shift transmission conversion!
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 15:15:23 -0400


I always thought the common consensus (among someone, I don't know who) was
that downshifting was hard on the clutch.  Basically if you downshift
through every gear as you slow you are doubling the amount of shifting you
would do otherwise.  So, it would reason that your clutch would last a lot
less time.  And for people not doing thier own clutch jobs that alot more
expensive then new pads more often.

Brad

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>From: "Patrick Bureau" <patricdlc@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: pbureau@home.com
>To: soltwede@privateI.com, ubik@austin.rr.com
>CC: LEF@chem-tronics.com, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: RE: sequential shift transmission conversion!
>Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 12:23:41 -0500
>
>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.
>
>    ___  ___________
>   /   |/_  __/ ___/  A Texan's Scirocco 1985 8v
>  / /| | / /  \__ \   http://www.longcoeur.com/scirocco
>/ ___ |/ /  ___/ /   (AIM) patricdlc, (ICQ) 32918816
>/_/  |_/_/  /____/
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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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