Sentences with phrase «by synchromesh»

The gearshift is initially a little disconcerting, but only because it's unencumbered by synchromesh and slots between gears so fast and free that I'm not entirely sure which gear I've got until I let the clutch up.

When you change gear slowly, the input shaft rpm has time to drop off before the synchromesh engages, so the speed difference that has to be overcome by the synchromesh is small.

Not exact matches

Beneath its body, which is said to have been designed by French coachbuilder, Franay, sits a 4.6 - liter I - 6 with around 125 hp and a four - speed synchromesh manual transmission.

When you up - shift, the input shaft drops in speed by ordinary friction, and the synchromeshes don't need to work much in order to match it to the speed of the output gear.

Powered by a 360ci 8 - cylinder engine and 4 - speed synchromesh manual transmission.

Synchromesh clutch is typically a drum or sleeve that slides back and forth on a splined output shaft by means of a shifting fork

4 - speed synchromesh top loader transmission backed by a divorced 3 - speed auxiliary transmission.

helped by the low inertia of the twin - disc clutch and multi-cone synchromesh on all gears except 1st.

This car was given the full monte, 9:1 compression pistons, 2» HD8 SU carburettors, special induction manifold, Barwell gas flowed and ported head specially for coombs, D - type camshafts, larger inlet valves, modified distributor, special straight through competition exhaust system centre exit, lead - bronze main and big end bearings, lightened flywheel, high ratio steering box, koni shock absorbers, modified suspension including stiffer anti-roll bar / stiffer coil springs to front / heavy duty leaf springs to rear, extra wide track chrome Dunlop wire wheels, E type all synchromesh gearbox with Laycock de Normandville overdrive, Power - Lok 3.73 ratio rear axle, front and rear arches modified by Coombs to accommodate wide track wheels, E type wood rim steering wheel, wooden gear lever knob, push button radio with twin speakers / balance control and roof aerial, reclining seats, heated rear window, foglamp covers and «Sundym» tinted glass.

The suspension was by the traditional Ford transverse leaf springs front and rear and the engine drove the rear wheels through a three - speed gearbox which, right from the start, featured synchromesh between the top two ratios.

A significant reduction in mechanical resistance has been achieved through a large capacity synchromesh, and vibration each time the clutch engages is supressed by a dual - mass flywheel.

Technical Data: 6 cylinder in - line engine, cast iron cylinder block, bore x stroke 88.9 x 114.3 mm (3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in), capacity 4,257 cc; cast iron cylinder head, overhead valves; aluminium alloy crankcase (Bentley Corniche cylinder block and crankcase cast in one piece, overhead inlet valves, side exhaust valves) single coil ignition, stand - by coil, 2 SU - carburettors; single dry plate clutch, 4 - speed gearbox, synchromesh on 2nd, 3rd and 4th gear; hypoid bevel final drive; independent front suspension with coil springs, semi-elliptic springs rear; 4 - wheel drum brakes servo - assisted; wheelbase 3,149.6 mm (124 in); tyre size 6.50 16

It is powered by the factory - installed 215ci Flathead 6 - cylinder engine with a column - shift, all - synchromesh 3 - speed manual transmission.