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Old 01-26-2007, 09:33 AM
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What is a Transbrake and how does it work, what are the benefits of it.
All I ever had was manual trannys so this is new to me.
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This is the wiki description:

Activated by electrical solenoid control, a trans-brake simultaneously engages the first and reverse gears, locking the transmission and preventing the input shaft from turning. This allows the driver of the car to raise the engine rpm against the resistance of the torque converter, then launch the car by simply releasing the trans-brake switch.

I believe the Rossler trans brake that just came out locks two forward gears instead of 1st and reverse.
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so for a automatic car this is kinda like holding the clutch to get the rpms up in a manual car?

If so now I understand what the big deal is when negoating a race between two auto cars with the trans brake.
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why would you want to lock the second gear (Rossler Trannys)




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