I <3 gear whine.

 

subscribed. should be a good build

 

I told myself I wouldn't do the build unless I could use a dogbox, finally got my hands on a Tex T101 with REM coated gears and the ratios I wanted. Ended up getting a long shifter as well. There's just something about a dogbox that makes the car feel more like a racecar lol.

 

Gotta have something that is actually relaxing But I hear ya

 

^ Can you shift a dogbox w/o a clutch? Is it still a h-patter shift sequence or sequential? I really don't know much about them.

 

You use the clutch for first gear, after that you just jam away. They make them in both H pattern and sequential, I'm not sure which one Mike's has.

 

Mike <3 U

 

Yes as long as you let off the throttle for a split second. Some people will use a strain gauge in conjunction with an ignition interrupt to achieve this. Using the clutch doesn't change anything really because there are no synchronizing rings. In place of the synchros are female and male "Dogs" or lugged engagement rings. These are what make the "clunk" associated with putting a dogbox in gear. This offers a nearly instantaneous meshing of the gears. The gears are also straight cut for increase surface area of tooth to tooth contact. The straight cut gears is where the whine comes from. This is still an H pattern box and does not operate like a sequential box. You also have to shift them with authority or you risk marring the faces of the dogs. Watch the video below. Pay attention to his feet. Another thing to watch are his downshifts, they are very calculated because it is very easy to wheel hop a car with a dogbox.

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Thats nuts, you basically HAVE to left foot brake to drive effectively.

 

Well not necessarily, you can still heal toe if you want. You need to rev match to keep from wheel hoping the back tires but you don't have to use your left foot to brake. But you are correct for efficiency left foot braking wins. It just makes more sense and allows you to leave your right foot on the gas pedal and get on the juice quicker. I would say 90% of pro drivers left foot brake everywhere around the track. That is of course assuming they are driving a car with a transmission that doesn't require the use of the clutch on downshifts. I could talk about left foot braking all day, there are a lot of situations where left foot braking if used correctly will significantly decrease your lap time. But in your case it would allow you to make tiny adjustments to the slip angle while sliding. Very cool!