 Carrera GT, Has the 914 curse! |
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| drew365 |
 Oct 17 2003, 05:21 PM
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These are the good old days!  Group: Members Posts: 2,004 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Sunny So. Cal. Member No.: 37  |
Reading the article in Autoweek, I quote:
"The manual is good, if a little vague in the middle of the double-H pattern. It needs stronger springs to convey better feel. One journalist the week before us tried to go from fifth gear to fourth and went instead from fifth to second. That might have been because the shifter was vague or it might have been because he was a moron. The engine to which his transmission was attached recorded a top speed of 14,500 rpm before blowing to pieces." James Adams, it sounds like opportunity knocking. |
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| Mueller |
Oct 17 2003, 05:47 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None 
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it's got to be due to being a moron.....even with our cars, there should be no excuse to miss a shift like that.....
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| Jeroen |
Oct 17 2003, 06:18 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
James are you reading this?
You won't sell many Carrera GT Rennshifters, but man, you can ask what ever you want (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) cheers, Jeroen |
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| drew365 |
Oct 17 2003, 08:43 PM
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These are the good old days! Group: Members Posts: 2,004 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Sunny So. Cal. Member No.: 37 |
QUOTE even with our cars, there should be no excuse to miss a shift like that..... I did it. 5 to 2 at the end of a straight, pulverized the clutch luckily instead of the engine. Mueller, why don't you try to sell the factory some custom bushings? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) |
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| Mueller |
Oct 17 2003, 09:12 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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QUOTE I did it. 5 to 2 at the end of a straight, pulverized the clutch luckily instead of the engine okay, let me rephrase that (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) : unless parts are worn too much and under normal driving conditions.... racing or being on the track is different since the chassis is or can be moving around a bit and the concetration to perform a perfect shift is somewhat overshadowed with everything else going on (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) maybe I've been blessed to have good bushings on my 914's or it could be that since I've put less than 2000 miles total behind the wheel of a 914 my "number" to incorrectly downshift has not come up..... |
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| JWest |
Oct 18 2003, 07:58 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,662 Joined: 6-January 03 From: Fort Worth, TX Member No.: 97 Region Association: None
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Hmm, very interesting!
Now I just need to get my hands on one to prototype a shifter for it. Of course I would have to put at least a few thousand miles on it (and some track time) to make sure the shifter works properly... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) |
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| Jeroen |
Oct 18 2003, 08:00 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
If you need any help, I'd be more than happy to drive some of those gruelling testing miles for ya (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
cheers, Jeroen |
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| Aaron Cox |
Oct 18 2003, 01:27 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
heh, a moron indeed (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mueba.gif)
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| aufaber |
Oct 18 2003, 03:49 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 190 Joined: 7-April 03 From: Huntington Beach, CA Member No.: 525 |
QUOTE(Mueller @ Oct 17 2003, 07:12 PM) QUOTE I did it. 5 to 2 at the end of a straight, pulverized the clutch luckily instead of the engine okay, let me rephrase that (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) : unless parts are worn too much and under normal driving conditions.... racing or being on the track is different since the chassis is or can be moving around a bit and the concetration to perform a perfect shift is somewhat overshadowed with everything else going on (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Yeah Mike.. the Carrara Gt was on the track too. -Aaron G> |
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| Joe Bob |
Oct 18 2003, 06:57 PM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
Lemme drive it.....I dasn't screw up on shifting buts I really puts a hurts on the drive line...... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
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| Jeroen |
Oct 18 2003, 06:59 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
QUOTE(mikez @ Oct 19 2003, 02:57 AM) Lemme drive it.....I dasn't screw up on shifting buts I really puts a hurts on the drive line...... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Get back in line (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) cheers, Jeroen |
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