John, Those figures match what I get from GM. If I were
doing it I would look at a T-10 and as close as I could
get 3rd 4th unless I had a realy wide torque band. wmts
Quoting John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>:
> Mayf
>
> Nope, clutchless shifting is available with most race
built 4 & 5-speeds as
> well as the Lenco.
> And yes you have rotating gears in a 4 or 5-speed,
but at any given time
> 75%
> are free wheeling and don't take enough HP to amount
to anything. It's not
> just the rotating mass that counts it's also, and
often more importunately,
> efficiency that really counts. The lack of efficiency
in a T-400 eats about
> 50
> HP over a clutchless 4-speed.
>
> John
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>
> To: "David Freiburger" <FreiburD@emapUSA.com>; <land-
speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 10:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Lenco trans for LSR?
>
>
> > Dave,
> > clutchless shifting? Don't you have to have either
a sprint car type
> > coupler, a regular clutch, or a torque converter to
handle the in gear
> out
> > of gear, nuetral, coast issues anyway? As to
rotating mass, every gear in
> a
> > 6 speed is rotating at the same time, so I don't
see too much difference
> in
> > rotating mass. There are clutches inside which
might slip though? Plus,
> > don't you have to have a tranny blanket with
planetary trans? Not with
> > regular trans. I think they look cool, and would
like to see some
> different
> > innovation along these lines...
> >
> > mayf, the ignorant desert rat and owner of the
world's fastest Sunbeam
> > wannabie....
> >
> > Subject: Lenco trans for LSR?
> >
> >
> > > I've been copied on some messages from the list
for a while, but now
> I've
> > officially signed up at my direct e-mail address
rather than through Rod
> &
> > Custom.
> > >
> > > Anyway, here's the deal. Keith Turk and I have
been back and forth on
> this
> > one, so what do you think: is a Lenco appropriate
for LSR? You can put
> > together a five or six-speed with nearly any
combination of ratios. I say
> > that the instant, cluchless shifting will save
valuable ground. Keith
> thinks
> > the rotating mass of all those planetaries could
suck too much power. I'm
> > thinking of using one in a '79 Trans Am with a big-
block for A/GC,
> A/GALT,
> > and A/FALT.
> > >
> > > DF
>
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