Sp6 sequential box
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There is a Quaife one that will mate to a s6 and also fit the tunnel.
Sequential is absolutely perfect for driving every second of your journey flat out. If you are planning to cover any part of your journey without your foot burying the pedal into the floor then it's close to being the s
test bit of junk you could stick in a car. 
Sequential is absolutely perfect for driving every second of your journey flat out. If you are planning to cover any part of your journey without your foot burying the pedal into the floor then it's close to being the s
test bit of junk you could stick in a car. DonkeyApple said:
There is a Quaife one that will mate to a s6 and also fit the tunnel.
Sequential is absolutely perfect for driving every second of your journey flat out. If you are planning to cover any part of your journey without your foot burying the pedal into the floor then it's close to being the stest bit of junk you could stick in a car.
true enough but isnt that more a function of dog engagement than a sequential box? if you had a sequential with helical gears and syncros it would be livable with in a road car.Sequential is absolutely perfect for driving every second of your journey flat out. If you are planning to cover any part of your journey without your foot burying the pedal into the floor then it's close to being the s
test bit of junk you could stick in a car. Graham said:
true enough but isnt that more a function of dog engagement than a sequential box? if you had a sequential with helical gears and syncros it would be livable with in a road car.
It depends what you want, ultimately. They are designed and engineered for a specific purpose and that purpose doesn't exist on the public road. It's like using a thoroughbred in a donkey derby, it's going to do the job but not as well as the donkey. I can't really imagine a scenario where such a gearbox is practical for the road. You can obviously live with it if you drive your track car to the circuit but it seems an odd option if it's not for that purpose.
I looked into this for the Typhon but reckoned there was a reason why manufacturers used different systems to change gears. but, that said, maybe newer systems are much better compromises with the rise of te track/road car?
Oh the beauty of niaivety, and the harshness of reality! Thanks guys, I didnt realise that most sequential boxes were racing items, obvious in hindsight! (I wish I knew how to insert smileys!)
Having owned a couple of Jag XKRs I want the gorgeous experience that is their paddle operated semi auto boxes with super smooth engagement and shift times of 1s or less. Or the motorbike approach which aptly suits, but obviously in a form factor where the gearbox weight appropriate to a kit car. Mating a Yamondawakizuki gearbox to a S6 is likely to be more challenging than I want to try, lol.
The comments suggest that RG are working on an Elite box that might fit, but one poster suggests there may be lot of misery there. I guess I'll just have to man up and learn to use that stupid flawed stick thing better
Having owned a couple of Jag XKRs I want the gorgeous experience that is their paddle operated semi auto boxes with super smooth engagement and shift times of 1s or less. Or the motorbike approach which aptly suits, but obviously in a form factor where the gearbox weight appropriate to a kit car. Mating a Yamondawakizuki gearbox to a S6 is likely to be more challenging than I want to try, lol.
The comments suggest that RG are working on an Elite box that might fit, but one poster suggests there may be lot of misery there. I guess I'll just have to man up and learn to use that stupid flawed stick thing better
The one in your Jag won't be an actuated manual sequential box like you're thinking of, it will be an auto box with manual override. Most tiptronic (excluding dual clutch boxes) are in fact automatics with a button to tell the box to shift; you can't really buy these though so not really an option. As has been said, you can buy kits to actuate a manual sequential such as the ones mentioned, though this will always be a race focussed box and will likely be a dog to drive slowly as they were simply not designed for smoothness or anything less than super fast shifts.
You should be able to shift pretty fast with a T5 though, if you're having trouble then maybe look at your driving style or other factors such as what oil you have in your box - this can affect the stiffness of the shift.
You should be able to shift pretty fast with a T5 though, if you're having trouble then maybe look at your driving style or other factors such as what oil you have in your box - this can affect the stiffness of the shift.
450Nick said:
The one in your Jag won't be an actuated manual sequential box like you're thinking of, it will be an auto box with manual override. Most tiptronic (excluding dual clutch boxes) are in fact automatics with a button to tell the box to shift; you can't really buy these though so not really an option. As has been said, you can buy kits to actuate a manual sequential such as the ones mentioned, though this will always be a race focussed box and will likely be a dog to drive slowly as they were simply not designed for smoothness or anything less than super fast shifts.
You should be able to shift pretty fast with a T5 though, if you're having trouble then maybe look at your driving style or other factors such as what oil you have in your box - this can affect the stiffness of the shift.
Thanks Nick. My problem is probably more to do with the extension system that bring the gearstick into the cockpit. With the standard box the gearstick comes straight out of the box and that would put it down at my feet somewhere You should be able to shift pretty fast with a T5 though, if you're having trouble then maybe look at your driving style or other factors such as what oil you have in your box - this can affect the stiffness of the shift.
The problem is left to right accuracy, it doesnt self centre well, and if I miss the slot for 3rd its then a slow and gentle game of hunting for it. Way better than it before, but still not where I want it to be. John at Sussex TVR built this system, I'll have a chat with him when he is back. Our backup plan was to fabricate an H gate around the stick itself.SkyUK said:
DonkeyApple said:
CompuShift build the paddles and actuators to control the shifts and their speeds on the ZF auto box.
Ashcroft will build a ZF able to take the torque.
Will a ZF fit a Speed6 or fit inside the existing tunnel?Ashcroft will build a ZF able to take the torque.
Can't say I've ever heard of people struggling to find gears in a T5 - apart maybe from reverse! My chim uses a remote linkage too but never encountered this problem. Perhaps there is play in the linkage, or play in the rose joint? If serviced and working properly, you shouldn't notice the linkage at all???
450Nick said:
Can't say I've ever heard of people struggling to find gears in a T5 - apart maybe from reverse! My chim uses a remote linkage too but never encountered this problem. Perhaps there is play in the linkage, or play in the rose joint? If serviced and working properly, you shouldn't notice the linkage at all???
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