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Sell it some more guy.
Please email Zate@tamparacing.com for more information.
Until it comes out, and does what it's said to do. This is ghostware to me.
Please email Zate@tamparacing.com for more information.
Until it comes out, and does what it's said to do. This is ghostware to me.
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As a "purist" myself I know exactly what you mean ZShift. I race Vipers - talk about no driver assist features. What is this ABS you speak of? 
If your tranny holds up it will no doubt sell. But I imagine it will classed. It's hardly fair to expect a clutch car to negotiate Sebring's 3.7 mile 17 turns lap after lap just as fast as your tranny.
The draggers are a different story. They're just trying to cover 1320 ft as fast as they can. Your market at the dragstrip might be better than expected.
If your tranny holds up it will no doubt sell. But I imagine it will classed. It's hardly fair to expect a clutch car to negotiate Sebring's 3.7 mile 17 turns lap after lap just as fast as your tranny.
The draggers are a different story. They're just trying to cover 1320 ft as fast as they can. Your market at the dragstrip might be better than expected.
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i dont think his product is going to be something he would be selling on here.. he came to the thread because i vistied his site and sumitted some feed back (tried to tell him to support the 5 speed subarus.. not the 6 speeds.. lol) .. he didnt start the thread here..and i am sure your gonna read about his stuff in carmags.. not on our site.. i dont think he is trying to sell just a once off here..
relax guys.. read about the technology.. dont be assholes about it.. he's not here pushing his stuff on us.. just telling us whats in development .. i think its good technology.. i'd love to see it in action..and more importantly in production cars..or as an affordable option for a custom built car..
relax guys.. read about the technology.. dont be assholes about it.. he's not here pushing his stuff on us.. just telling us whats in development .. i think its good technology.. i'd love to see it in action..and more importantly in production cars..or as an affordable option for a custom built car..
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Thanks Zate. I've edited out enthusiasm from a couple of earlier posts that might be misconstrued as 'sales spiel'. Sorry.
The 5 speed/6 speed thing with Subarus is an interesting point. We've received more 'votes' for the Impreza box than any other transmission type which led us to research the subject. Tuners over here believe the 5 speed to be weak - one referred to it as 'made of chocolate'. Without exception they steered us away from the 5 speed towards the 6 speed and explained how easy (and common) it is to upgrade to the later model.
Given the amount of extra power/torque that you can affordably extract from a Scooby, starting with the toughest box as a basis for ZeroShift makes the most sense. We could do both if the business case stacks up.
The 5 speed/6 speed thing with Subarus is an interesting point. We've received more 'votes' for the Impreza box than any other transmission type which led us to research the subject. Tuners over here believe the 5 speed to be weak - one referred to it as 'made of chocolate'. Without exception they steered us away from the 5 speed towards the 6 speed and explained how easy (and common) it is to upgrade to the later model.
Given the amount of extra power/torque that you can affordably extract from a Scooby, starting with the toughest box as a basis for ZeroShift makes the most sense. We could do both if the business case stacks up.
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Originally posted by Zate
i dont think his product is going to be something he would be selling on here..
i dont think his product is going to be something he would be selling on here..
And I'll leave it at that as to not offend the financially strapped youth on this board.
Zshift, good luck with your product. You have some great circuits over there to test it on. How far is Nurburgring?
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my main reason for preferring the 5 speed over the 6 speed is cost.. the STi 6 speeds are very expensive to swap in over here.. its a reasonably common swap.. but the 5 speeds were made from like 94-01 and are still used in most of subarus cars today (Forrester XT, Legacy GT and the current WRX) .. not to mention all the older WRX's STis.. just looking at it from that stand point making at least a kit to modify the 5 speeds would be nice as there are potentially alot more of those around.
Chuck.. yeah TR people are cheap pricks on the whole.. lol.. i was mainly referring to the fact that not alot of people on here could afford a $7500+ T56 for their car..
Chuck.. yeah TR people are cheap pricks on the whole.. lol.. i was mainly referring to the fact that not alot of people on here could afford a $7500+ T56 for their car..
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woah, this thread sure came to life. i stopped checking it because it didn't seem like people were interested, and i am just now seeing all the good stuff. thanks for the info zeroshift.
i have a question. i don't know if it has already been answered somewhere, but i was wondering if it will be able to handle large amounts of horsepower.
i have a question. i don't know if it has already been answered somewhere, but i was wondering if it will be able to handle large amounts of horsepower.
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I think it's vaporware. His entire site is laden with hype and marketing drivel. Basicly, all it says is it's better because it takes no time to shift and it takes no time to shift because it's better. It reads like an infomertial that comes on TV at 3 am on this side of the pond.
This is the most technical description of what zeroshift is on the entire site....
What is the mechanism? How does it work? Let's have technical details.
This is the most technical description of what zeroshift is on the entire site....
ZeroShift is a new technology for shifting gear ratios in zero milliseconds. The ZeroShift mechanism replaces synchromesh or dog-clutches so most manual transmissions can be converted."
