@Sacto Mitch posted:
Some of the comments in the video suggest modern gearboxes don't need to be down-shifted this way any more. True? Myth?
Have I mythed something?
In any case (see what I did there?), I suspect our VW gearboxes are old enough to need to be shifted the way I learned.
Meh. Maybe a 901 or 915. The Porsche synchro design(brake-band style) cannot be rushed or pushed. There is always a pause to a well-shifted Porsche trans. In 1985, Porsche switched to the G50 which used the Borg-Warner style synchro, and is basically still in use today with lots of evolution.
However, 99% of us have a VW Beetle transmisiion. They used cone synchronizers and shift like butter if assembled with proper clearances. Up or down.