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New State Of The Art Transmission - 03-21-2008, 08:15 AM

New State Of The Art Transmission

An engineer from a small rural New Zealand town has achieved what many professional transmission experts have been trying to do for years, make a transmission that, among other things, is electronically controlled, needs no clutch, shifts sequentially without an engine cut, is smaller, lighter, stronger, cheaper and can be retrofitted to most existing manual gearboxes.

Paul Goatley, has developed and patented a radical new concept in transmissions. He originally wished to have a sequential gearbox for his amateur rally car but found the available equipment far too expensive for his budget. He decided to make his own. It took a few years to perfect, but without the influence of existing designs he was able to develop technology that is radically different to others and provides many more advantages.

By using electronic control of hydraulic actuators to operate his patented concept inside the box, the transmission has a huge range of application. In motorsport the driver could use a small toggle or paddles to select the ratio's, public motorists could adjust the controls to have a full automatic system or a lightening fast manual sequential, heavy transport could be computer, torque or rev controlled, handicapped drivers could even have voice control. The options are endless.

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