Justin: Probably done to give it more of a chance to engage under a forced shift, in the old days I'd dremel every 2nd point off each tooth to give the steel case 5 speeds I was using more of a chance of engaging.
Stock if you missed a shift at 400hp the trans would implode but with the...
Quake: LOL not any more I just don't have enough Ignition to get past 24 psi without towing a power station behind the car ;)
(having said that last dyno I made more HP at 20 psi then I did at 30!)
Aaron: LOL not "wrong" as such just different and had listened to the "experts" so under...
Matt: Never ever seen an engine where that happens. :aigo:
Some get a LOT of windage from oil drain back being badly placed.
It takes 8+ qts in a 7M before you get close to the crank.
You don't even have to really pull a forward gear just push the shifter like you're going to and the syncro drag will stall the gearset enough for reverse to engage ;) (i no longer have to care about this)
There is usually a little bit of drag on the input shaft even while the clutch is pressed so the gearset will be spinning slowly then you try to engage reverse being a straight cut dog gear it clashes, pulling a forward gear stalls the gearset allowing reverse to go in quietly.
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