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Dec 05, 2015 12:49 pm
Dec 05, 2015 12:49 pm
Subject: Re: Saying Hello and my New Acquisition
Hi Richard
My 16/80 has the ZE gearbox with has a high third gear. I love the acceleration in the intermediates. This suits the revvy 16/80 nicely. Sometimes this is called "twin top" and on one occasion I was in traffic going like a train at 60 mph and looked the rev counter and discovered that I was still in third!
I hasten to add that I have new Phoenix rods in the engine.
To get changing gears right with the Z box is "interesting". As Stephen says, on the way down you just need a quick dab on clutch pedal while blipping the engine whereas on the way up the clutch stop is needed to slow the shafts and avoid crunches.
Driving my M45 is different. The Meadows engine does not rev like the 16/80 but to have the sweet gear changes Stephen referred to you still need to manage use and adjustment of the clutch stop.
Both models are great fun - but different.
Colin M34
Hi Richard
My 16/80 has the ZE gearbox with has a high third gear. I love the acceleration in the intermediates. This suits the revvy 16/80 nicely. Sometimes this is called "twin top" and on one occasion I was in traffic going like a train at 60 mph and looked the rev counter and discovered that I was still in third!
I hasten to add that I have new Phoenix rods in the engine.
To get changing gears right with the Z box is "interesting". As Stephen says, on the way down you just need a quick dab on clutch pedal while blipping the engine whereas on the way up the clutch stop is needed to slow the shafts and avoid crunches.
Driving my M45 is different. The Meadows engine does not rev like the 16/80 but to have the sweet gear changes Stephen referred to you still need to manage use and adjustment of the clutch stop.
Both models are great fun - but different.
Colin M34