Reviving an old question. Do you clutch when shifting in or out of overdrive?
I do not. I go in to overdrive while on the throttle and out of overdrive while
off the throttle. It?s smooth that way so I don?t use the clutch.
I don?t seem to be shortening the overdrive?s life span with this method. What
do you do?
And yes, avoid column mounted overdrive switch. I routinely hit it by accident
on the Street TR6 when autocrossing which is really annoying since it has a J
Type that?s wired to work in all four gears (also a bad idea as it takes
forever for a J Type to build up pressure and engage overdrive in first gear...
about a 5-10 second delay)
Dusty Nicholson
1971 Spitfire FP #4
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> On Feb 21, 2018, at 8:24 AM, Barr, Scott via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> Concur. I like the switch mounted on the shifter. Early on, my GT6 had the
> stock column-mounted stalk switch. That was awful, as it was too easy to hit
> it accidentally while steering. V. disruptive while cornering!
>
> Scott (B.)
>
> From: Fot [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jack Wheeler
> via Fot
> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 6:54 AM
> To: Greg Blake via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Adding type A OD
>
> For all of my 24 years of SCCA racing, I had the O/D switch mounted on my
> shift lever. Very convenient, and allowed for faster shifting.
>
> Jack Wheeler
>
>
> On Wednesday, February 21, 2018, 4:14:18 AM EST, Greg Blake via Fot <fot at
> autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> Looking for what Bosch relay I could substitute for the standard Lucas part
> number. Originally is not an issue as this is under the dash in my race car.
>
> Also looking for advice on OD switch location for the race car. What do you
> guys like to use? I was thinking a button on the steering wheel or on the
> shifter must be convenient.
>
> Appreciate the ideas.
>
> Greg
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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