I had the opposite experience from most, because the overdrive actually
saved me once. The clutch throwout bearing went out on my TR3 and I
couldn't shift. I managed to get it into 3rd gear and ran two races at
Hallett using only 3rd and 3rd overdrive. I only lost about a second
off my normal lap times.
BillDentin@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 04/03/2007 9:06:27 AM Central Daylight Time,
> henry@henryfrye.com writes:
>
>
>> Best mod EVER to an overdrive:
>>
>> Sell it for silly money to the street car crowd, use the cash for a set
>> of close ratio gears and a set of tires.
>>
>
>
> More or less Mike Belfer's take as well. Not that they don't
> work...they work great. But they are complicated and usually one of
> the first things to break. I believe that to be a majority opinion.
>
> But having said that, I have difficulty explaining the success of long
> time Beady Eye member Don Brick, who raced a very mildly prepared TR4
> for years and years. It had an overdrive. He made very effective use
> of it, and somehow he always kept it working.
>
> Bill Dentinger
>
>
>
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