Straight cut gearbox. Anyone

[RUdeaf]

Has anyone got one or used one for road use and cost as opposed to STD on a clio 197/200? I am used to the extreme noise as used to race mini,s with c/r s/c with paddle clutch. Trouble was there was no clutch slip, you were either engaged or not. Bit difficult on a hill in traffic but fun.

Equally I believe & understand they are roughly 15% more efficient, giving that trade of at the the wheels where it counts.

Any comments welcome please..

 

[Gez]

Can I ask what the reason is you'd want a straight cut gearbox?

Assuming its still a road car with the comment of hill traffic.

 

[RUdeaf]

Yes but have you driven a car with straight cut? IMO wow.
I believe the clio cup racers have these. Please see youtube clip on the clio 4 cup racer vs Audi A10 perfect example.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJkPqGooZKAs

Just simply wanted a cost vs std chocolate gearbox fitted?

 

[Gez]

Sequential gearbox I think your referring to buddy.

 

[Stephenvenning]

the old clio cup mk3 cars used Sadev gearboxes i believe. Theres been a few threads on this subject before. The conclusion has always been that theyll be useless in traffic and will blow up in a few thousand miles on the road, not to mention they need servicing regularly.

 

[Matt W]

You'd be mad to want a sequential gearbox for road use.

 

[SNapeR]

I have a R5 with a Sadev Dogbox , and it is driven as a daily driver , 30-40 000 km and the box is fine. Opened it recently and it is like brand new. Also have a Sadev sequiential on the 197 . It is even stronger.
The R5 is also with a 2.0 engine , 300' cams ... it idles like **** .... never stalled it at a traffic light.
There is a "way" of driving such a car. 1-st gear and revers are really hard to get in at idle, so you have to start engaging 10 sec before green at the traffic light. The easy way count - 1 2 3 .... put in gear gently , if it dasnt want to get in gear , release the clutch , wait a second for the gears to spin , and select again .
Also with a 174 km top speed at 9000rpm , fuel economy is poor .... but hell with it , i have the fastest car at the traffic light

 

[Numbnut]

9000rpm?! Off to find your build thread :eek:

 

[Fernandez]

9000rpm?! Off to find your build thread :eek:

I need to see this too, not seen a car fitted with the Catcams follower kit that allows for high rev limits. I presume that's what's been used

 

[Gez]

[MENTION=2185]SNapeR[/MENTION] we need a build thread link

 

[Kazumz]

@SNapeR we need a build thread link

Some serious 'BaaaaaaaaaaaRP' going on in here.

 

[SNapeR]

Just a second , testing how to upload a pic here ....

 

[Foxspeed]

must be very good driver to prevent the dog clutches not getting chewed up...

 

[SNapeR]

 

[SNapeR]

 

[SNapeR]

 

[SNapeR]

 

[Gez]

'Like' 'like 'like'
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[SNapeR]

How a 197 should be driven !







The Brake disks are Red Spec Gr.N and the brake pads are CL for R3Maxi , depending on the way the car is driven , they last from couple of hundred km to .... 1-2000 ....

 

[Fernandez]

[MENTION=2185]SNapeR[/MENTION] awesome pictures and gotta love a 5, what have you done to achieve 9000rpm