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mkIIIman089

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Seems like on a diesel P1, the gearbox is the loudest thing on it at low speed.

Looks like the V8 Supercars (to some extent) do use that Aussie made company's box.
 

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wiseco7mgt;1478166 said:
Id kill for a Hollinger rd6-s, if they made them quiet of course. Is this what they use in the v8 Supercars? If so they scream like a banshee possessed, ear plugs are a must.lol.

mkIIIman089;1478167 said:
Seems like on a diesel P1, the gearbox is the loudest thing on it at low speed.

Looks like the V8 Supercars (to some extent) do use that Aussie made company's box.

Yep fine if you have earplugs and a helmet ;)

They use a strain gauge on the Shift handle that does the shift cut and you just hold the throttle flat and don't touch the clutch.
 

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ive seen a shifter similar to this for a r154. the person who has it didnt want me to tell anyone because he was planning on duplicating it but he never did.
 

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supraguru05;1478170 said:
ive seen a shifter similar to this for a r154. the person who has it didnt want me to tell anyone because he was planning on duplicating it but he never did.

I remember that ;)

About right for the "gunna" Mk3 community though.....

as in "I'm gunna do this and I'm gunna do that" and it never actually happens..
 

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IJ.;1478174 said:
I remember that ;)

About right for the "gunna" Mk3 community though.....

as in "I'm gunna do this and I'm gunna do that" and it never actually happens..

yea it was quite a while ago. I wish i had looked at in more detail. for some reason though i dont think it was a true sequential. ill try to see if I can dig up some details on it.

regardless all im saying is they do exist, they wont be cheap and IMHO are not needed. you can always dog the gears in the r154 and no lift shift it in the standard H pattern

http://www.mkiiitech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=308

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alright another edit

after further research I have remembered what I originally was thinking about. It does not do true up and down sequential shifting it is described here.

"QUOTE]It locks the first 4 gears into a sequence that cannot be screwed up basically. Its designed for drag racing only, its not really any use for anything else.

So you select first, lock the collar into position. When you want to change to second you wack it straight back, push straight up to get third and straight back to get forth.

Its a good bit of kit!

Gaz."QUOTE]
 

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IJ.;1478168 said:
They use a strain gauge on the Shift handle that does the shift cut and you just hold the throttle flat and don't touch the clutch.

And poomatics in the case of paddle shift systems. (not necessarily GT cars... just sayin.)
 

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IJ.;1478238 said:
Nah then you just have the controller send a signal direct to the ECU no need for another layer of complexity.

Right, should have been more clear, I intended it to be instead of a strain gauge/lever.
 

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Stillway shifter only did upshifts sequentially and it was designed for drag racing. It's also discontinued for the MKIV...
 

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Poodles;1478308 said:
Stillway shifter only did upshifts sequentially and it was designed for drag racing. It's also discontinued for the MKIV...

this

and again you dont need a sequential for road racing
 

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It's really NOT sequential either, just guides it into the gears so you just push up/down instead of side to side.

If someone had great knowledge of how the tranny worked they might be able to do something like the twin stick transfer case shifters, but that's just added complexity.

As long as the shifter is close to the steering wheel (hint: stock is this way and the SOGI mod ruins it), shifting is fine...