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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 12:14 PM
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Flat shifting on a rotary.

Curious really. Has anyone got a sequential gear set up, 5 or 6 speed, AND running a flat shifting system??? Full throttle gear changes?

I'm told its not as easy to run flat shifting system on the rotaries as it is on a piston lump. Any imput appriciated
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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 12:26 PM
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I dont believe its any different that running one on a piston motor

Racelogic sell's a unit i believe that allows flatshifting on a rotary as well
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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 01:01 PM
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 02:41 AM
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Cheers guys. From what i understood running full throttle gear shifts on the rotaries it could cuase tips to break due to the way the electonics cut the spark to allow the change.
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 01:40 PM
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You don't necessarily have to use ignition cut. Simply retarding the timing can be enough to hold the revs in check between gear changes.
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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 01:01 PM
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oh whoops, should have read closer, I don't think he runs with a flat shift system. Good luck anyway!
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