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Sep 10, 2001 | 02:36 PM

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integrate

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Originally posted by cdelena

I wonder if we would get one that grinds 1-2 without driver involvement?

yea, I also heard about the grinding problem in the S2000, I thought Honda would fix this already.

Sep 10, 2001 | 02:39 PM

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Torque Convertors? We don't need no stinkin' torque convertors!

Sep 10, 2001 | 02:39 PM

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integrate

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Originally posted by 2kturkey

Wrong, it is a full SMT with electronic clutch actuation. We have had this car in Australia for 12 months now - I posted on it back in February - do a search on Sequential manual for S2000.

say what? An SMT is available for the S2000 in Austrailia?

Sep 10, 2001 | 03:26 PM

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tokyo_james

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by lvs2k
[B]Torque Convertors?

Sep 10, 2001 | 04:03 PM

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Originally posted by integrate

say what? An SMT is available for the S2000 in Austrailia?

No, SMT is available in the MR2 in Oz..

Sep 10, 2001 | 04:20 PM

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integrate

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Originally posted by 2kturkey

No, SMT is available in the MR2 in Oz..

oh ok, cuz you said for the s2000

Sep 10, 2001 | 04:36 PM

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Ray

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Yep, SMT has been available in the Europe and I guess Oceania for a year already.

Similar in style to the quick-shift Selespeed box sold by Alfa Romeo, Toyota's system gives the driver the choice of using the gearstick or buttons on the steering wheel to change cogs. A heavy-duty, performance clutch allows shifts to be made without having to lift off the accelerator for increased performance.

But for some reason, the numbers I've seen indicate that SMT is actually slower than the regular 5-speed

MR2 Roadster Standard Edition 1.8 16v VVT-i Petrol Manual 0-60 in 8.0
MR2 Roadster SMT 1.8 16v VVT-i Petrol SMT 0-60 in 9.2

Sep 10, 2001 | 07:55 PM

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2kturkey

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Originally posted by integrate

oh ok, cuz you said for the s2000

Yeah, sorry I confused you there.

My thread was entitled "Sequential manual for S2000" (or something similar) and in it I talked about the SMT for the MR2.

Sep 11, 2001 | 06:08 AM

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Takashi KazuMori

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In fact, you can't find a manual MRS Spyder anywhere in Oz unless it's a grey import. Doubt anyone wants to do that anyway, talk about different world markets.