Clutch assisted or clutchless

Jim Caughlin · 10-08-2013, 11:38 AM

Although I like the clutchless trans overall, it is a real pain to drive around in the pits. You hold the shifter in gear with all of your strength, if you let off the throttle or hit a bump (anything that allows the gear to unload) it will jump out of gear and it's pretty much impossible to hold it in. The only way to put it back in gear at that point is to come to a full stop and reengage the shifter, there's always some guy right on your tail when this happens that's pissed off trying to figure out what you're doing holding him up. The other problem that I run into is 1/8 mile racing, I cross the finish line in 4th (I have a 5 speed) which means you only get one shot a hitting the brakes on blipping the throttle at the stripe before the shifter kicks into neutral, don't nurse the illusion that you somehow can strong arm the shifter, ain't going to happen.

Jim Caughlin
SS 6019

10-08-2013, 11:38 AM	#4
Jim Caughlin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Woodburn, Or Posts: 688 Likes: 86 Liked 806 Times in 246 Posts	Re: Clutch assisted or clutchless Although I like the clutchless trans overall, it is a real pain to drive around in the pits. You hold the shifter in gear with all of your strength, if you let off the throttle or hit a bump (anything that allows the gear to unload) it will jump out of gear and it's pretty much impossible to hold it in. The only way to put it back in gear at that point is to come to a full stop and reengage the shifter, there's always some guy right on your tail when this happens that's pissed off trying to figure out what you're doing holding him up. The other problem that I run into is 1/8 mile racing, I cross the finish line in 4th (I have a 5 speed) which means you only get one shot a hitting the brakes on blipping the throttle at the stripe before the shifter kicks into neutral, don't nurse the illusion that you somehow can strong arm the shifter, ain't going to happen. Jim Caughlin SS 6019