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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 05:43 PM
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Whats so special or whats the advantage of a rmvb?
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 06:15 PM
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Default It's a safety thing.

The whole reason for the reverse manual vb idea is to shift away from neutral. Bad things can happen if you neutral a trans at high rates of speed {drag racing}.
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 06:23 PM
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its manual shifting & instead of shifting forward which is a bitch while going fast you are shifting it towards (backwards) you while accelerating ,it is just more of a natural feel to it that way & i like it alot more than shifting forward while going fast.its just easier to pull back to shift than to push forward to shift & the missing neutral is a big benefit in the heat of the moment..........
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 04:35 AM
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It takes a little getting used too but it does have a more natural feel while shifting under WOT.
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 06:20 PM
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racheting shifters are they pull,push, pull or
push, pull, push with A3 forward manual vb
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 06:40 PM
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Huh?

With a RMVB the pattern is PRN123 instead of PRN321. A ratcheting shifter does not care which gear you select.

Hope that help.
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 08:19 PM
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Explain how a ratching shifter works please, I knew the shift pattern diff.
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 09:18 PM
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Tell you what, I'll post some pics and a little demo for you tomorrow. We are installing a B&M Pro Ratchet in a car and it is on the bench right now. That should help to take some of the mystery out of it for you.

I'll try to do that tomorrow, if not then def. Monday.

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RMVB's were originally designed before the ratchet shifter to prevent hitting reverse with a column shifter. It's pretty much impossible to hit reverse with todays shifters.
And yes back in 1989 I used to street race my friends FMVB with column shifter in his 79 four door malibu classic family sedan looking POS with a tunnel ram, two 390 holleys, and a mopar 8 3/4 rear. I hit neutral a few times, it was a pain in the ***.
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Old Feb 22, 2008 | 09:30 PM
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Mine was a column shift 1972 Short Wide Cheyenne with a big block and a 400! I know all about finding neutral when it counts the most!

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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 12:33 AM
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I hate ratchet shifters, its all about the Cheetah
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 05:59 AM
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OK thanks, I reread my last post kinda looked like I was being a ***** , I wasn't was just trying to type the least

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Tell you what, I'll post some pics and a little demo for you tomorrow. We are installing a B&M Pro Ratchet in a car and it is on the bench right now. That should help to take some of the mystery out of it for you.

I'll try to do that tomorrow, if not then def. Monday.

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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 06:19 AM
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Um, they're the ****. That's all.

You lose 1st and 2nd engine braking with most rmvb's, but it's not a big deal. They're fun as hell to drag race with or just cruise around.
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