RE: 4 speed 911s

["Nick Koleszar" <npk@domain.elided>]

IIRC, the 911 Turbos had 4 speed gearboxes long after the normally-aspirated
cars got 5 speeds.

nk

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>
> Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 22:24:47 -0400
> From: Joe Elliott <jee@domain.elided>
> Subject: Re: 2nd gear, etc
>
> Sorry.  I'd admit to being completely wrong, except I *know* I've
> seen '80s 911s with only 4 speeds on the gearshift, so unless making
> 5th gear a secret was some sort of Porsche "feature," they kept the
> four-speed for awhile.  I always assumed that the elimination of that
> tranny coincided with the improved synchro longevity of the '88(?)
> cars.  And just to clarify, I didn't mean that the synchro design was
> flawed, or exclusive to Porsches and Alfas, but rather the basic
> design of that transmission.  And I apoligize if my parenthetical 911
> jibe offended anyone.
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