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6-speed 2nd gear thunk (was 170 HP 2006 Miata : fact or fallacy?)
BCRandy wrote:
> I have had both a 5 and 6 speed. In top gear, the 6 speed > seems to cruise several hundred RPM lower than the 5 speed. > That is the only thing I like about the 6 speed, however. > From new, it has clunked (grated when cold) going into 2nd. > The dealer (a mechanic who supposedly raced Miatas) put ATF > in the transmission because "a thinner fluid would make the > synchros work better". It didn't and I replaced the ATF > with regular lube. At 27,000 miles, it still clunks going > into 2nd. I replaced the gear oil in my '02 SE with Redline MT-90, and it pretty much eliminated the 2nd-gear clunk except when the tranny is pretty cold. Dana |
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170 HP 2006 Miata : fact or fallacy ?
XS11E > wrote:
>"BCRandy" > wrote in : > >> At 27,000 miles, it still clunks going into 2nd. > >My guess is that it's not going to change, why not get a CD of the 1812 >Overture and time your shifts to coincide with the cannon shots, then >nobody will ever know it clunks? > >Don't laugh, this makes every bit as much sense as Leon's "photon drag" >theory and it's more practical! ;-) My explanation how photon linear momentum makes white Miatas faster than other colors is scientifically sound. However, so is the use of loud noises to make other noises less observable. There was a post of someone years ago to mount a ship's (or train's?) horn in the trunk of the Miata to deal with SUV drivers. This would also provide a solution to the problem of masking shifting sounds caused by compensating for too-slow-a-color cars by shifting too fast. Dr. Leon van Dommelen, Ph.D. -- Leon van Dommelen Bozo, the White 96 Sebring Miata .) http://www.dommelen.net/miata EXIT THE INTERSTATES (Jamie Jensen) |
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170 HP 2006 Miata : fact or fallacy ?
Leon van Dommelen wrote:
> This would also provide a solution to the problem of masking shifting > sounds caused by compensating for too-slow-a-color cars by shifting too > fast. On the subject of color, if a red Miata is coming towards you really fast, does it turn blue (or, more probably, purple)? And presumably if it's going away from you really fast, it becomes invisible because the eye can't see IR radiation? |
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170 HP 2006 Miata : fact or fallacy ?
Zog The Undeniable > wrote:
>Leon van Dommelen wrote: > >> This would also provide a solution to the problem of masking shifting >> sounds caused by compensating for too-slow-a-color cars by shifting too >> fast. > >On the subject of color, if a red Miata is coming towards you really >fast, does it turn blue (or, more probably, purple)? No. The white Miata towing it blocks the light. > And presumably if >it's going away from you really fast, it becomes invisible because the >eye can't see IR radiation? Actually, I believe the eye condition is called black. Though it would not be brilliant black. Leon -- Leon van Dommelen Bozo, the White 96 Sebring Miata .) http://www.dommelen.net/miata EXIT THE INTERSTATES (Jamie Jensen) |
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170 HP 2006 Miata : fact or fallacy ?
>Leon van Dommelen wrote:
>> This would also provide a solution to the problem of masking shifting >> sounds caused by compensating for too-slow-a-color cars by shifting too >> fast. Leon, (1) The Doppler effect has nothing to do with the color(s) of the two approaching objects. (2) Photons do not "drag". (3) You must have had some "funny" science professors when you attended grad school. (4) The last several messages in this thread convince me that you are being humourous, and you succeed at this very well. (5) If you can provide further enlightenment and edification on these topics ("run this by me again"), I would be greatly interested. -- Googleheimlich, B.S. Chemistry Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA >On the subject of color, if a red Miata is coming towards you really >fast, does it turn blue (or, more probably, purple)? No. The white Miata towing it blocks the light. > And presumably if >it's going away from you really fast, it becomes invisible because the >eye can't see IR radiation? Actually, I believe the eye condition is called black. Though it would not be brilliant black. Leon |
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170 HP 2006 Miata : fact or fallacy ?
Now I understand these advanced topics in physics! This is
fascinating, I should have studied more physics and less chemistry. I'll check the scientific literature at some local University libraries to make sure I'm not missing anything. Maybe Richard Feynman has written something on this. |
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170 HP 2006 Miata : fact or fallacy ?
I checked out Roger Troutman on Napster. I'm not sure "More Bounce for
the Ounce" qualifies as a "treatise". It was real funky, though. Richard P. Feynman was a famous physicist who played bongos, and was well known for the book "The Character of the Physical Law". I read it several times. More on Feynman on www.feynmanonline.com. He helped develop the A-bomb. I'm sure Leon can tell you more. Googleheimlich |
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