Why does every damn vette...
Melting Slicks
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Re: Why does every damn vette... (mulchie)
Ditto all the above. No syncros for reverse. Pretty standard for those years. Some of the true sports cars of the day had syncros for reverse, but not many. After all, you really need to "not grind" when going up/down thru the gears. I guess the feeling was that for the cost vs the effort, you can wait for it to spin down or go to first and then to reverse. On a good syncro box you can almost downshift, at speed, thru the gears without a clutch, by just blipping the throttle.
Now the real test is to drive a really old car (like from the 20-30's) and not grind too much going up thru the gears!
[Modified by KenSny, 8:31 AM 9/11/2001]
Now the real test is to drive a really old car (like from the 20-30's) and not grind too much going up thru the gears!
[Modified by KenSny, 8:31 AM 9/11/2001]
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Re: Why does every damn vette... (Gameshow Bob)
I dont think that reverse is synchronized on them
[gameshow announcer]
CONGRATULATIONS BOB! That is the correct answer!
The reverse gear in a Muncie/Saginaw transmission of this era is NOT synchronized, requiring a shift to first before a shift to reverse to prevent gears from grinding!
Lets take a look at what you've won...
You've won a reverse gear that is NOT going to wear out due to grinding!
Thanks for playing!
[/gameshow announcer]
Dave
