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| Gav Taylor |
6 gears...5 secondswatch THIS 47 seconds inengineering masterpeice how quick the gearbox is. 
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| joe_the_waiter |
it is quick because the engine cuts just one spark allowing a few milliseconds without power to allow the gearbox to change without a clutch. a syncro ring only moves about 15mm to change ratios | ||
| Gav Taylor |
did you find that out when we were talking to that engineer from M Sport at durham uni? | ||
| joe_the_waiter |
no..... always knew that | ||
| Gav Taylor |
good skills mate | ||
| joe_the_waiter |
no... its my job.
Alfas do it quicker.... they only cut half a spark and change half a gear, so... therefore.. accelerate in half the time........ |
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| Gav Taylor |
how can you cut half a spark?
thats like half setting a firework off |
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| Gav Taylor |
if it was something 30 years old you'd be well into this thread mate 
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| joe_the_waiter |
oh no.... i got it wrong.... Alfas have twin spark, sooo...... they cut two sparks, therefore change gear twice as fast, change two gears at a time and therefore accelerate twice as fast.... | ||
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| Gav Taylor |
"head" and "full of cartoons" comes to mind 
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