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| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Advanced Member Username: Peter Post Number: 2815 Registered: 12-2000 |
"Lower 1" is low. Pin the engine at redline (about 3000RPM) and you'll do maybe 10MPH...  | |||||||||||||||||
| Craig A (Milo)
Junior Member Username: Milo Post Number: 228 Registered: 4-2003 |
What? No 'Lowest 1'?  | |||||||||||||||||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Advanced Member Username: Peter Post Number: 2813 Registered: 12-2000 |
Here's what I normally encounter at work:
Eaton-Fuller 10-speed commonly found in Kenworth's, Peterbuilts, Freightliners, etc... Non-syncronised too! We also have a mobile crane that uses this shift pattern (two sticks):
Remembering the Ferrari's after all of that is not a problem! | |||||||||||||||||
| Craig A (Milo)
Junior Member Username: Milo Post Number: 223 Registered: 4-2003 |
OUCH! Don where's the love man! | |||||||||||||||||
| "The Don" (Mlemus)
Senior Member Username: Mlemus Post Number: 5121 Registered: 8-2002 |
"Talk about really stupid........" No more so then owning a 308GT4 Hans, you gotta stop giving me the ammo! | |||||||||||||||||
| James Glickenhaus (Napolis)
Intermediate Member Username: Napolis Post Number: 1513 Registered: 10-2002 |
This can be a serious issue. My cars include: Duesenberg 3 speed P4 5 speed Lola 5 speed Mk-IV 4 speed Maser FI with varying patterns, syncro/nonsyncros,and pedal placement. Before I drive any of them I do a "pre flight". I sit for a bit and run through the gears and depress the pedals before I start off. I also note door and seatbelt release, and fire suspression. You have to be carefull as your subconcious retains a lot of memory that you revert to in a sudden stress situation. If the new pattern is the only one you have to deal with I think it would be easier. Best | |||||||||||||||||
| Hans E. Hansen (4re_gt4)
Intermediate Member Username: 4re_gt4 Post Number: 1449 Registered: 4-2002 |
After long freeway trips in my company Pontiac (automatic), I find myself trying to heel-n-toe on the off ramp. Talk about really stupid........ | |||||||||||||||||
| J R K (Kenyon)
Member Username: Kenyon Post Number: 340 Registered: 10-2002 |
Its called a 'dogleg' gearbox and nearly all great named supercars use them. It came from the racing era. | |||||||||||||||||
| J R K (Kenyon)
Member Username: Kenyon Post Number: 339 Registered: 10-2002 |
Its called a 'dogleg' grearbox and nearly all great named supercars use them. It came from the racing era. | |||||||||||||||||
| "The Don" (Mlemus)
Senior Member Username: Mlemus Post Number: 5117 Registered: 8-2002 |
Craig, I completely understand. With the pedal offset so drastic on the Ferrari, I am always hitting the brake rather then the cluch on a regular car. I also find myself "smashing" the other cars clutch into the floorboard using the same pressure I use on the Ferrari. Matt | |||||||||||||||||
| Craig A (Milo)
Junior Member Username: Milo Post Number: 222 Registered: 4-2003 |
TheDon, I don't know how many times I've started out in 2nd in the Accord. I now have two manuals and an automatic. So now I'm pressing in the 'clutch' on the automatic. Unfortunately hitting the brakes (thinking it is the clutch) at speed is not a fun event. | |||||||||||||||||
| "The Don" (Mlemus)
Senior Member Username: Mlemus Post Number: 5116 Registered: 8-2002 |
It took me about 1 week to fully adjust. Being it's my daily driver, when I get in a "regular shift patterned" car, I get all screwed up. Matt | |||||||||||||||||
| David C. (Worth_it)
Junior Member Username: Worth_it Post Number: 140 Registered: 10-2002 |
No technical answer here - You learn pretty quick after you make the shift to 2nd expecting 3rd doing 65mph + , Seriously, it does not take long to make the change. If you do make the mistake the car will let you know immediately. | |||||||||||||||||
| Craig A (Milo)
Junior Member Username: Milo Post Number: 219 Registered: 4-2003 |
I found it really simple to adjust to this pattern. It actually seems quite natural. My guess is that the 6th gear in the 6 speeds is not an overdrive but a useable gear that allows the engine to be geared so that it is really torquey at the low end while still being able to reach extreme top speeds. Hopefully someone can give a better technical explanation. | |||||||||||||||||
| Kendall Kim (Kenny)
New member Username: Kenny Post Number: 35 Registered: 9-2001 |
How hard is it to adjust to the shift patterns of an older Ferrari if you learned to drive on a normal stick shift car?? R 2 4 1 3 5 I understand this shift pattern was designed for racing where 1st gear is just to get the car rolling. If this be the case, why did Ferrari revert back to the regular shift pattern on its later model 6 speeds?? Doesn't the old philosophy hold true on 6 speeds, besides, isnt 6th gear mostly for overdrive and cruising speeds?? |