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David's8 16th October 2017 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by HPsauce (Post 133816)
Really interesting stuff. +++

It sounds like the two (or more?) main engineering leaders here should discuss the options and give an outline explanation for others of the choices made/available and factors applying to each.

Perhaps an evening presentation and discussion at the Annual meet?

tintin 16th October 2017 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by HPsauce (Post 133816)
"main engineering leaders"

Sounds like a cooler classification/title than "Senior Member" to me... :-(

awolfinsheepsclothes 16th October 2017 06:56 PM

thanks i did do a few more video's but i don't want to put anything on that incriminates me. Dave
https://youtu.be/AV19E6AVhdk

tintin 16th October 2017 07:12 PM

I'm not sure how you could be incriminating yourself - it's just really interesting to see (and hear!) an S8 being driven properly. Not sure I want to wait for a Christmas meeting - maybe we have a little NorthWest one in the meantime? ;)

Goran 16th October 2017 07:19 PM

Congratulations!
Huge respect +++
Cant wait to see it. Shifts look/sound very smooth.
How are you finding it, big change from the auto? noticeably quicker?
Yours must be the quickest NA one now, lightest gearbox, and some scary gear ratios :D

Regulus 16th October 2017 10:24 PM

Amazing, well done +++

Making gear shifts at 2000 rpm, cool.
Was the speedometer input from the central transfer case? I noticed that didn't give any reading.

I should have investigated this, as I had to replace the central transfer case on my -98 Grand Cherokee. And now it seems the reading is almost 20% higher than the actual speed at 100 km/h (62mph), showing ≈120 km/h.

awolfinsheepsclothes 18th October 2017 07:58 AM

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It’s not bad Goran I did a couple of runs none where perfect and I had a full fuel & lpg tank under 5.5 is definitely possible. If everything was perfect on a sticky drag strip and fitted lunch control I think it could go under 5 second. But I don’t think it’s that important and I don’t want to be dropping the clutch at 7000 rpm in my own car. If someone want to lend me there car I can do full throttle gear shifts too. I just did a nice consistent 2000 rpm clutch dump that I can reproduce that’s not to had on my new clutch. Speedo output hasn’t been even started yet and I wouldn’t want it on a YouTube video.
Dave

Goran 18th October 2017 08:31 AM

Very nice. Yes I completely agree, I am not about to abuse my car to get a low 0-60 time.
I cant wait to see it in person, very interested to see how you designed the clutch pedal arrangement.
Enjoy!

awolfinsheepsclothes 18th October 2017 10:27 AM

Yes Stephen we will have 2 sort something out I was trying to make it to the Oil can cafe but I was to slow. The pictures of the pedal are on my new knob thread basically I put a new pivot on the bottom mounting hole and the master cylinder is getting pushed towards you. I did have serveral other solutions but some are complicated this was easy to do and cheapest for anybody else wanting to do it.
Dave

moltuae 18th October 2017 10:30 AM

Excellent work! ++++++

Looking forward to seeing it.


Also wondering what "lunch control" is :ROFL:

Is it some kind of weight-saving device? ;)


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