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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">The set that JK used was the late layshaft cluster and then the dolomite sprint 3rd / 4th set. When mixed with the overdrive, you get the most useful gear combos.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">O/D 3rd is more for not doing a 3rd to 4th shift on both A and J-types, as is 2nd O/D for the A type. In both cases, while you get the extra gears, you don't really get any advantage rowing through them as opposed to grabbing a gear in a quick burst.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">FWIW, 2nd o/d is awesome for an autocrosser. ;-)</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">c ya,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Bob Lang<br></div><div><br></div>
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On Monday, November 15, 2021, 08:47:36 AM EST, R. John Lye via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">JK also had a set that he used for O/D gearboxes to make the splits more even.<br clear="none">I am not sure what they were, but they worked well.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">John<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">On Sun, 14 Nov 2021 19:23:58 -0600, Bob Kramer via Fot <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none">JK Jackson had that all figured out for a non overdrive box with the goal to get a better 2-3 spread.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Sent from my iPhone<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> On Nov 14, 2021, at 6:36 PM, Greg Blake via Fot wrote:<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> I’ve been inspecting the gears I took out of my race car. Second gear appears to have the slightest blue tinge to its color now. Is there a way to check if there is some damage caused by over heating? Everything seems good from a tolerance perspective, just concerned about the slight blue color.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Related note. Is there a combination of gears I can use out of different gearboxes to give a better split between 3, 3OD, and 4th? Right now I just skip 3OD because it is very close to 4th. I have a ton of gearboxes laying around, so if there is a combination I should try I’d love to give it a shot.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Sent from my iPhone<br clear="none">> _______________________________________________<br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="http://www.fot-racing.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.fot-racing.com</a><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Donate: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">> Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/archive " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive </a><a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot</a><br clear="none">> Unsubscribe/Manage: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/rkramer56@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/rkramer56@gmail.com</a><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://www.fot-racing.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.fot-racing.com</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Donate: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/archive " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive </a><a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot</a><br clear="none">Unsubscribe/Manage: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/rjl6n@cstone.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/rjl6n@cstone.net</a><div class="ydp2f1eaeafyqt8118788492" id="ydp2f1eaeafyqtfd49933"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://www.fot-racing.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.fot-racing.com</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Donate: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/archive " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive </a><a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot</a><br clear="none">Unsubscribe/Manage: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/robertlangtr6@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/robertlangtr6@yahoo.com</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div></div>
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