Thunderbird Club

[Gaolee]

curiously some Porsches shifted with that pattern, 4th and 5th in an added slot to the right….

First was only useful to get across an intersection fast. The rest of the time, you only use the top four. Kind of like an air cooled VW. Fastest car off the line ever. Six feet later, everything else passes it.

 

[Gaolee]

No, every wire is green (ground). In case of a problem, having every wire one colour makes circuit tracing challenging.

There's not that many circuits in a fuzz pedal.

 

[JIO]

There's not that many circuits in a fuzz pedal.

 

[BklynKen]

No, every wire is green (ground). In case of a problem, having every wire one colour makes circuit tracing challenging.

 

[GBassNorth]

curiously some Porsches shifted with that pattern, 4th and 5th in an added slot to the right….

I've driven a few, and you really have to think about what you're doing when leaving a standing start and when down shifting, a mistake in those situations could be disastrous. Here's a YouTube clip that explains the logic a bit, the pattern does make sense for racing, but daily driving required some real thought.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

'79 Bi-cen

Bicentennial of what? Hanging Claudius Smith?

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Thank you Sir, it would indeed. I seriously hope we can some day. If I (we) make it out that way I expect a curtesy ride in the AMX. BUT...I don't want to pee my pants during said ride.

Simple solution: wear a diaper.

 

[SubHuman]

Simple solution: wear a diaper.

Well...it Depends!

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Here's some nice sandy beach and warm water - Washington State welcomes you

Warm, huh? How warm? 52F today. Does not exceed 68F. Compared to Anchorage, I suppose it's warm. Compared to the Gulf of Mexico or southern east coast, not so much.

 

[GBassNorth]

Because with sufficient horsepower, (and ignorance of clutch wear) first is kind of optional.

Ouch! A second gear start in a 1968 912 with that shift pattern is gonna do some serious lugging. Those little buggers only had about 90ftlbs of torque. As you noted, clutch wear will be the most likely result.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I like the 3-ball shift knob. That's a unique touch.

Yeah, he sure can't pull off Nine Ball (Oceans 8).

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

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did that VOM come with the class?

 

[JJR58]

Bicentennial of what? Hanging Claudius Smith?

Uh, no.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

The jeep I'm working on now.... been sitting 10+ years outside, almost got it goin....

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My mom's dead, so ...

 

[Miles_ONeal]

is that who that is?..

You had to ASK???

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

I've driven a few, and you really have to think about what you're doing when leaving a standing start and when down shifting, a mistake in those situations could be disastrous. Here's a YouTube clip that explains the logic a bit, the pattern does make sense for racing, but daily driving required some real thought.

driven a few myself…. never really a fan but if I recall, that shift pattern belonged to the front engine water cooled Porsches mostly….Ferraris have a lever in the gate that won't allow accidental shifting onto reverse...

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

You had to ASK???

yeah and still unclear….heck, just realized EHX is short for ElectroHarmonix…..
I just work on the stuff…..

 

[BklynKen]

did that VOM come with the class?

No, I bought one. Mostly for continuity checking.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

I met Mike at a NAMM show in Austin. Seemed like a nice guy, and he's done a lot for the pedal and tube industries. I know there was a big stink about unions, but I've never been clear on what happened.

 

[BklynKen]

yeah and still unclear….heck, just realized EHX is short for ElectroHarmonix…..
I just work on the stuff…..

ehx.com ;-)