With just over 6 months to go, the electronics manufacturing industry in the UK (what little there is of it) is in complete turmoil. I expect the rest of Europe is in the same position. Talk to the PCB makers and they tell you this is going to be a major headache. Remember, they have to plate...
Ken - no, that's absolutely incorrect. A dog gearbox has a quicker change than a syncro box precisely because the speeds don't need to be syncronised! This is the reason why the box is subjected to increased shock loadings. The mismatch in speed as the dog faces meet forces the engine to match...
We are currently thinking of incorporating a full throttle gear shift system to our racing transmission. The system detects when a shift is about to be made and cuts the spark to the engine during the shift. The idea is that the clutch isn't used during up-shifts and shift time can be reduced to...
