Willys Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 OK, I have been wondering.....is it possible to speed the time it takes for the clutch actuator to cycle the clutch to get crisper gear changes? Could the motor in the clutch actuator be sped up, increased in any way? Could it be possible to use a different motor or screw push rod to move the clutch fork ? Then would the gear selector operate fast enough to keep up with a quicker clutch actuator? Can that motor be sped up to match the actuator??? IF you think about how things work internally in our transmissions, it is very similar to a motorcycle transmission using a drum design. Those transmissions can be shifted at lightening speeds if wanted. The one difference is the method the drum is moved. Bike being a simple gear lever to move the drum to the next gear position and click into place. The Smart uses the gear select motor to do the same by counting revolutions, no? So why can't it be sped up? The computer should be able to count rev's faster and an electric motor could be either geared or spun faster....no? Why didn't Smart or whoever designed this system make it quicker to shift gears? What was holding them back or what was stopping them from mechanically doing so..? Because IF we can speed gear changes up the whole driving experience would be better imho. Hmmm....maybe the gear changes would be too abrupt like dropping the clutch if the actuator worked faster releasing the clutch? You could speed up the push and then keep the release the same? Could that be programed into things? Does the computer even know what speed the two motors are turning at or do they simply apply power and then accept what speed comes from it? It has to be designed to work the way it does, but why so slow? What does the collective minds think of this ....? Can we fix this...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjolinor Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 For its intended use it is fine. In fact I would go further and say it is perfect. If you want a racing car then buy a racing car. On the 451 there are two drums. I don't know about the 450, never had a gearbox apart on one. Getrag are just and they made it to do what ti is supposed to and to do it very well. about the best gearbox designers and manufacturers there are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willys Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share Posted March 14, 2023 I wasn't looking to redesign gearbox just maybe speed it up a bit..? 450 if i remember right a single drum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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