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1. tranny's (score: 1): Author: "rob" <19to1tr6@comcast.net>; Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:59:21 -0500; Hello everyone I am trying to get an idea of what its like to run an OD trany with a Close R/O box Having all those gear choices is great but some how i feel like there would be a whole lot of shifti; /html/fot/2006-01/msg00218.html (7,601 bytes)
2. RE: tranny's (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 14:15:07 -0800; I think you're onto something. We have pretty wide power bands. Shifting loses time and is certainly distracting. I think if you had plenty of practice time you could make use of the other ratios, bu; /html/fot/2006-01/msg00226.html (7,380 bytes)
3. Re: tranny's (score: 1): Author: "Kas Kastner" <kaskas@cox.net>; Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:55:32 -0800; Do you folks really think that real race cars have 6 and 7 speed gearboxes cause they are SLOWER with that equipment. Come on. Been there. He who can stay up on the power curve longer is going to be; /html/fot/2006-01/msg00228.html (7,515 bytes)
4. Re: tranny's (score: 1): Author: Fubog1@aol.com; Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 08:21:20 EST; Hello everyone I am trying to get an idea of what its like to run an OD trany with a Close R/O box Having all those gear choices is great but some how i feel like there would be a whole lot of shifti; /html/fot/2006-01/msg00229.html (9,308 bytes)
5. RE: tranny's (score: 1): Author: "Henry Frye" <henry@henryfrye.com>; Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 10:53:01 -0500; When I started racing, I ran a race prepared OD with a stock TR4 gearset. As I was using all my mental capacity to just keep the shiny side up, there was no way I used the OD to it's fullest potentia; /html/fot/2006-01/msg00235.html (9,516 bytes)
6. Re: tranny's (score: 1): Author: WEmery7451@aol.com; Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 10:53:55 EST; << Do you folks really think that real race cars have 6 and 7 speed gearboxes cause they are SLOWER with that equipment. Come on. Been there. He who can stay up on the power curve longer is going to; /html/fot/2006-01/msg00239.html (8,713 bytes)
7. Re: tranny's (score: 1): Author: <triumph_marx@freenet.de>; Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 17:08:56 +0100; I have discussed this with a few racer's in our group. So we compared several cars. Some with wide ratios and some with close ratios. The cars with the close ratios shifting a lot more, f. i. from 2n; /html/fot/2006-01/msg00240.html (8,641 bytes)
8. Re: tranny's (score: 1): Author: Larry Young <larry.young@pobox.com>; Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 17:53:53 -0600; Here are the ratios we're talking about: Standard 3.14 2.01 1.32 1.00 Close 2.19 1.57 1.23 1.00 Std/OD 2.57 1.65 1.08 0.82 Close/OD 1.80 1.29 1.01 0.82 It's clear from these numbers that with close r; /html/fot/2006-01/msg00244.html (8,475 bytes)
9. RE: tranny's (score: 1): Author: Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com>; Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 19:24:45 -0600; I sent this out once, but it never made it to the FOT list for some reason. I've got a JK Jackson OD gearbox. As near as I can tell, it's got a late TR-6 gearset (steel bushing in 3rd gear), but the; /html/fot/2006-01/msg00247.html (10,307 bytes)
10. Re: tranny's (score: 1): Author: "TR4Tony" <tr4.tony@virgin.net>; Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 09:42:51 -0000; I run an ST close ratio gearset in my rally car gearbox and it is excellent on long tarmac tests. My only issue is the tall first gear which im just removing and replacing with a standard TR6 item -; /html/fot/2006-01/msg00248.html (8,755 bytes)
11. Re: tranny's (score: 1): Author: fpspitfire@insightbb.com; Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 14:40:06 +0000; FWIW...I have to agree with Kas here. In my spitfire the stock box was over 2 seconds slower than my trick hewland box. The difference: Stock Ratios: 3.5 2.16 1.35 1 My "close" ratio box 2.08 1.612 1; /html/fot/2006-01/msg00249.html (8,094 bytes)
12. RE: tranny's (score: 1): Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>; Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 00:01:46 -0800; I'm not suggesting a four speed box as speed equipment. The key term is REAL RACE CARS. Our tractor motors won't make a hell of a lot more horsepower just because we keep them at the peak of the powe; /html/fot/2006-01/msg00253.html (8,075 bytes)
13. RE: tranny's (score: 1): Author: "Barr, Scott" <sbarr@mccarty-law.com>; Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 06:58:55 -0600; All things considered, I liked having the extra ratios available and the speed of the shifts in and out of overdrive. Our own Thomas Strange was kind enough to share his Spitfire with me at the Loooo; /html/fot/2006-01/msg00254.html (8,864 bytes)
14. RE: tranny's (score: 1): Author: "Kramer, Robert" <RKramer@rdoequipment.com>; Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 10:18:36 -0600; I used my OD only on race starts to match the revs to the pace and for the temporary upshift from third. I never had a problem with the OD (changed my GL4 oil after every weekend to be safe) and I di; /html/fot/2006-01/msg00255.html (8,057 bytes)
15. Re: tranny's (score: 1): Author: "Kas Kastner" <kaskas@cox.net>; Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:37:17 -0800; I think you've hit it Bill. I forget sometimes that this is what we did, all day, every day, and all day and all night long. Figure out how to be faster and faster and faster. That was the job. I get; /html/fot/2006-01/msg00256.html (7,975 bytes)
16. Re: tranny's (score: 1): Author: Ted Schumacher <tedtsimx@bright.net>; Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 08:30:43 -0500; Bill is on the correct path. A good close ratio and a selection of differentials wilth different ratios is the simplest and most bullet proof choice. For the tractor cars, a 3.7, a 4.1 and a 4.5 alon; /html/fot/2006-01/msg00262.html (7,727 bytes)
17. Re: tranny's (score: 1): Author: Chuck Arnold <triosan@gmail.com>; Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 08:06:10 -0800; where does one get close ratio gear set, and what does itchange from stock? Lower ratios/hugher speeds in1-3rd? I plan to use a J-type OD, but only when I run out of RPM in 4th [which I will do both; /html/fot/2006-01/msg00269.html (8,255 bytes)
18. Re: tranny's (score: 1): Author: <triumph_marx@freenet.de>; Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 12:15:38 +0100; I would think the optimum would be a short first as it came with the stock gearbox, than a long 2nd and a 3rd that fit's between 4th and 2nd. I have on several tracks the problem, that the 2nd is too; /html/fot/2006-01/msg00282.html (7,498 bytes)
19. Re: tranny's (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 13:47:17 -0500 (EST); You can get the C/R gearsets from either Ted Shcumacher or Ken Gillanders. Theset consists of a different constant pinion and layshaft gear. There is also a another main/layshaft gearset, I think it; /html/fot/2006-01/msg00291.html (9,407 bytes)
20. TRanny's (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com>; Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 11:05:56 -0400; Although I am still reeling from trying to absorb all the great information from the bearing/brake thread, I have a gap in my gearbox knowledge I need help resolving. I am going to be building a ful; /html/fot/2000-05/msg00039.html (8,342 bytes)

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