Can someone explain -- transmission flipping

[danws69@earthlink.net (Dan S.)]

My first car was a 914, and before I smoked the transmission in it, I was
loving the shift pattern. It was such a blast passing people and just
slamming 'up' into 4th, then back 'down' into 5th......man.....

Dan
'81 Rabbit Sportruck
'87 16v Scirocco
'00 Jetta
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-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Mike Blain
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 4:14 AM
To: Scott F. Williams; scirocco-L@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: Can someone explain -- transmission flipping


Yeah this took some getting used to- in fact I threw it into R at a stop
this morning and pissed the poor bastard off behind me. As far as ease
goes- Im not sure I find it any quicker or efficient than shifting a
usual pattern- shifting is done w/out even having to consider the action
of your movement- untill someone switches the pattern on ya.

Scott F. Williams wrote:

> Lots of cars have that "racing H" pattern. It makes a lot of sense when
you
> think about it. How often are you in first gear? -hardly ever, right? So,
> stick that down in the corner under reverse where it belongs. Then the
> shifts from second to third and backe become easier.
> --
> Scott F. Williams
> NJ Scirocco nut
> '99 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS
> Mazda 323 GTX turbo "assaulted" vehicle
> Golf GTI 16v "rollycar"
> ClubVAC: "Roads found. Drivers wanted."
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
>>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Lyman M. Terni
>>Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 7:31 PM
>>To: Scirocco-Al; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>>Subject: Re: Can someone explain -- transmission flipping
>>
>>
>>Also possible on the list of wierd things is a transaxle. The Porsche
>>928s had them, and man its weird. first is where second belongs,
>>second first, and so on, basically mirrored front to back. Now just
>>thank god it wasn't a right hand drive...
>>
>>-Lyman
>>
>>
>>
>>>Turn the engine and tranny 180 degrees?  :)
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Ron Pieper" <rapieper@yahoo.com>
>>>To: "Tobias ><" <scirocco16v88@hotmail.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 7:19 PM
>>>Subject: Re: Can someone explain -- transmission flipping
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Say wha?
>>>>
>>>> If you simply want the tranny to have the output shafts rotate in the
>>>> opposite direction (with the original engine rotation
>>>> direction)...well...you'd have to be in reverse all the time.  And
>>>> that's only one gear.  In other words, no way.
>>>>
>>>> Power travels from the flywheel via the clutch to the
>>>>
>>mainshaft.  Then,
>>
>>>> through any one of the five forward gears, to the pinion
>>>>
>>shaft and then
>>
>>>> the diff.  Reverse gear throws an extra gear between the main and
>>>> pinion shafts, reversing it's rotation.
>>>>
>>>> So, no way to get the tranny to drive the car the wrong way.  It'd be
>>>> easier to develop a reverse rotating engine, IMO.
>>>>
>>>> Now, back to your regularly scheduled brainstorm...
>>>>
>>>> Ron
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --- "Tobias ><" <scirocco16v88@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > Ok, so with all this egine relocation talk, could someone
>>>>
>>explain how
>>
>>>> > you
>>>> > get the transmission to perform the same duty if you flip it
>>>> > backwards.
>>>> >
>>>> > What internal parts have to be changed to get it to run in the right
>>>> > direction? Would this be a fairly simple (and I use the term simple
>>>> > losely
>>>> > here) procedure?
>>>> >
>>>> > I haven't seen a transmissions guts, but logistics would
>>>>
>>say that you
>>
>>>> > flip
>>>> > the thing at the end of the driving shaft to get a reversed
>>>>
>>rotation?
>>
>>>> >
>>>> > TIA,
>>>> > Tobias
>>>> >
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