Why are is the gear pattern upside down?

 

eh?

 

I was told that 1st gear is where 2nd normally is etc etc


Or have i been spun a yarn

 

Yarn

My dog box sequence is exactly the same as a synchro sequence

Who told you that?

 

A guy in work said he had an old M5 that had a dog box, and the gear pattern was reversed

I shall slap him for this

 

*SOME* cars can have a gearbox pattern that starts with 1st away and back as opposed to away and forward.

 

hmmm

So its model specific then, nothing to do with dog box then.


I think someone in work is trying to pretend they know more than they do

 

I think there is some confusion here between a 'Dog Leg' box, i.e. some Getrags, and a 'Dog' Engagement box.

---john---

 

whats the difference?

 

Some cars had what they call a 'dog leg' 1st (E30 M3 for example). It just means that when going from 1st to 2nd you have to cross a gate (like the way you change from 2nd to 3rd in a normal gearbox) 2nd to 3rd on a dogleg box is a straight shift.

 

a few competition gear sets (not Subaru) can re-work the gear positions to do with ease/frequency of use....................

Ford Cosworth's used to have a 6spd gear set with an "dog-leg" 1st (to the left and back) on its own and then 2nd(forward) & 3rd(back) were on the same gate, 4th(forward) & 5th(back), and then 6th(forward) & reverse(to the right and back)...............

alyn

 

It's only the Australian dog box gear kits that are upside down and back to front.


David APi

 

David:

You need a holiday!
Graham

 

Dog leg box means you fluff the shift to 2nd gear instead of usually fluffing 3rd on a normal box