 | | Re: OT: Anyone know how the Phaeton W12 engine works? —Derek Raycraft
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| | | (...) You can still use the speedometer. Unless you got lots of wheel spin there is a direct relationship between the tack and the speedometer. In fact the speedometer is often attached to the drive shaft so even wheel spin is removed. Derek (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | Re: OT: Anyone know how the Phaeton W12 engine works? —Iain Hendry
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| | | | (...) I made a little label on my computer for my old car when I was learning how to drive. I calculated out the r/min based on the gear ratios for my car's transmission as to when would be the best speed to shift into what gear at. Iain (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | Re: OT: Anyone know how the Phaeton W12 engine works? —John Guerquin
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| | | | (...) That's a good idea... but you can also shift by noise :) My friend's first car was an older Ford Ranger pickup, with a manual, and no tach. When I first rode in it, I was wondering how he knew when to shift - I think his response was something (...) (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | Re: OT: Anyone know how the Phaeton W12 engine works? —Iain Hendry
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| | | | (...) Of course! But the idea of the label was so I'd know I was driving most efficiently in each gear when I was driving at speed X. Or something. IT WAS LIKE 4 YEARS AGO AND I WAS TRYING TO BE COOL. Now I just put pseudo-hybrid stickers on my fuel (...) (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | Re: OT: Anyone know how the Phaeton W12 engine works? —Calum Tsang
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| | | | (...) Doesn't that require constant road conditions, traction, incline etc? (...) I got to play the receptionist during Pina Colada day at Vivid Group* when I used to work there. Calum * - Toronto multimedia company I worked for when I was in high (...) (21 years ago, 4-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | Re: OT: Anyone know how the Phaeton W12 engine works? —Iain Hendry
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| | | | (...) IT (...) Sure... but like, if you start going up a steep hill, you downshift to a lower gear. It becomes intuative, like riding a bike. If you're accelerating up a hill from a standstill you leave it in each gear longer. Sometimes I skip gears (...) (21 years ago, 4-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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