[Fot] Straight cut timing gear set

[Bill Babcock]

Actually, Jim was asking about the frictional losses of helical  
timing gears--not something you worry about on a stock TR motor.
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On May 8, 2007, at 5:44 AM, Jack W. Drews wrote:

> I just completed assembly of a customer car, including installation
> of a gearbox that had been converted to straight cut gears with dog
> synchronizers. I took a brief drive on a local highway. That
> synchronizer system is absolutely amazing and a joy to use. I don't
> know if it's an advantage from the power standpoint, but I'd guess
> the effortless shifting would be worth a half-second to a second on a
> Road America course lap time.
>
> At 04:34 AM 5/8/2007, Jim Cun wrote:
>> Hi group,
>>            l throw this one out there as well !   Do you see any
>> benefits in using a straight cut timing gear set?
>>
>> Regards Jim
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