In a message dated 8/9/02 6:56:38 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk writes:
> > BTW, on Triumphs, they used to allow OD on 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. Great for
> > people that wanted rowing practice, but unless you were in stop and go
> slowly
> > moving traffic, when 2 - 2OD could be useful, there really wasn't much
> point.
>
> Obviously the MG has more torque that the Triumph... but I *thought* it was
> only in 2nd on a 3-speed box i.e. still the top two gears. It was not
> allowed on 1st and 2nd in the MG for the same reason that it was removed
> from 3rd on the factory V8 i.e. the torque reversals are potentially
> damaging.
>
Hahahahah
MG? More torque than the Triumph?
Pull the other one!
The TR used the larger Laycock unit, which could take the torque in 2nd gear.
The small one used in the MG cannot.
Bill
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