Ok, time to lay my pride down and show you how thick i am.....

Ive never understood the idea behind short shift gear setups. As far as i know, which is practically nothing, it has something to do with making each gear shorter to increase accelaration by keeping the car in the 'power-band', but as a consequence reduced top speed?

Is this correct?

What are the advantages/disadvantages of day to day driving, can you really notice it on the streets? How much of a difference does it make to accelaration?


Cheers in advance....


Matt

 

Youre confusing 'quick-shift' gear linkages with close-ratio gear clusters. The former is a modified gear leaver linkage that gives a shorter (and therefore quicker) throw, in return (usually) for an increased effort. The latter are revised ratio gears designed to keep the engine working within its ideal operating range.


Simon

 

Isn't 'Short shifting' a technique practiced by rally drivers to keep in the power band and climb quickly up the gears. Once in a hign gear thay can pretty much stay there - left foot breaking from therafter.

One of the advantages of 600lb/ft of torque.