Subject	FWIW, a torque converter is really nothing more than a
Posted by	Ash's Z on August 04, 2005 at 1:59 PM
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In Reply To	Remember autos have a torque converter which multiplies... posted by RMiller on August 04, 2005 at 01:09 PM
Message	centrifugal clutch - analogous to a go-cart clutch, but using a fluid and vanes rather than shoes and a drum. The gearing factor comes from the planetary gear packs inside of the automatic transmission. [ ashspecz.com ] [ agpowers@bellsouth.net ] Enthusiasts soon understand each other. --W. Irving. Are you an enthusiast? If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor. Albert Einstein
Follow Ups	Leader gears 4.10 on MT TT. Benefit or mistake? - Gunter_Prien 12:38:33 08/04/05 Re: Leader gears 4.10 on MT TT. Benefit or mistake? - Zman80 12:55:44 08/04/05 Its not like you can just buy a set of gears off the shelf - Joe(NoVA) 13:04:35 08/04/05 if your purpose is top speed, then you wont want the - Guapo 12:59:29 08/04/05 an undisclosed member... - PennStateZ 13:10:57 08/04/05 It's a tradeoff, but a worthwhile one... - SeedyROM 13:24:12 08/04/05 it helps to have decent tires too (n/m) - Guapo 13:25:59 08/04/05 Seriously! Too many people with crap traction. - SeedyROM 13:30:09 08/04/05 I'm going to miss my free pilot sports :( (n/m) - PennStateZ 13:34:55 08/04/05 that's kind of what I figured. - PennStateZ 13:30:58 08/04/05 That's a myth. And I'm going to debunk it right now. - ZHOUND 14:20:33 08/04/05 I don't care about gearing... those vid's are killer! (n/m) - zgene4 14:23:45 08/04/05 Thnx. - ZHOUND 14:27:38 08/04/05 Another + for 4.10 gears. - ZHOUND 14:25:09 08/04/05 but your personal best was with stock gears? (n/m) - PennStateZ 15:05:37 08/04/05 No. - ZHOUND 16:32:53 08/04/05 I must be confused... - PennStateZ 17:22:53 08/04/05 I should've been more clear. - ZHOUND 17:37:37 08/04/05 ah, I guess you had them backwards. - PennStateZ 18:21:11 08/04/05 That's because we were talking about load in lower gears. - ZHOUND 18:31:12 08/04/05 I gotcha. - PennStateZ 18:33:06 08/04/05 Excellent, good to know. - SeedyROM 18:48:17 08/04/05 Re: an undisclosed member... - ni[X]it 14:40:30 08/04/05 I assumed they were comparable to na gearing in a TT... - PennStateZ 14:57:46 08/04/05 yup.... - Zluster(Hating Socal) 15:18:00 08/04/05 u mean quickerer :-) (n/m) - TARGETZ 19:55:21 08/04/05 That member is completely clueless. (n/m) - Kenny 17:04:37 08/04/05 Remember autos have a torque converter which multiplies... - RMiller 13:09:12 08/04/05 FWIW, a torque converter is really nothing more than a - Ash's Z 13:59:27 08/04/05 This may explain it a bit better for ya>>> - SeedyROM 13:35:44 08/04/05 What kind of time decreases did you guys see - BOOZTD 3 14:20:48 08/04/05 I dropped nearly .5 tenths with no other mod changes - SeedyROM 18:43:23 08/04/05 .5 tenths or 5 tenths?? ;) (n/m) - BOOZTD 3 19:37:38 08/04/05 Oops! Yeah, 5 tenths =) (n/m) - SeedyROM 20:09:09 08/04/05 It would be nice to chat with you sometime on AIM - BOOZTD 3 00:54:53 08/05/05 well as far as driveablilty............... - Zluster(Hating Socal) 15:25:47 08/04/05 How much do these gears affect highway driving? I know - Musashi Sword 18:19:01 08/04/05 You'll be doing the same speed vs. RPM as the NAs. - SirpriZ 18:41:34 08/04/05 Mashing it from 80mph is still quite noticable - SeedyROM 18:42:32 08/04/05 roughly 150 to 200 more RPM, hardly noticable IMHO. - ni[X]it 21:37:18 08/04/05 OK, thanks guys. (n/m) - Musashi Sword 12:56:06 08/05/05
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