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06-01-2018, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Edwards

So to get a Rogerbox to go from 1 to 2 to 3 to 4 at WOT, you go 2-3-2-3-D?

Mine starts in first all the time at 1/3 throttle. 928 cables require adjustment just like junk every now and then.

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06-01-2018, 07:48 PM

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Wait for it - here come the hand job guys

Yep, and in this new era of 928 owners, learning to 'drive stick' began at age 12 while watching Pamela Anderson in Baywatch.

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06-01-2018, 07:51 PM

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Sure, all that uncertainty about when it's going to shift must really add to the adventure of driving. And rowing a Rogerbox to get it to comply reminds me of the various joystick combinations you use to unlock Easter eggs in Super Mario Bros. I'll take my pudding stirrred, thanks.

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06-01-2018, 07:56 PM

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There's only uncertainty if the transmission and kickdown cables were not adjusted right. I followed the WSM.

Use the WSM, don't be that guy.

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06-01-2018, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Edwards

Once upon a time, Porsche produced two 928s, one with a 5-speed, and one with a Rogerbox. They measured them, and found the Rogerbox was too heavy and too slow.

So they made the engine bigger, and gave the Rogerbox another gear. But it was still too heavy and too slow.

So they tried again. But it was still too heavy and too slow

And again, but still:

And- well, you know.

So finally, in 1989, they stopped publishing performance specs for Rogerbox 928s altogether, because Dentist's wives don't read the performance specs anyway.

Hmmm...so what you are saying is that it is easier to make a 928 faster than it was before if you have an auto. Math is fun.

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06-01-2018, 08:49 PM

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This is way too much complexity and detail for my Saturday morning hangover.

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06-01-2018, 08:55 PM

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^^ Manual shift times are also accounting for perfect shifts every time shifting at optimal RPMs. So in the real world the performance difference is negligible.

The auto boxes are consistent in the times they produce so long as your foot is always planted to the floor. They just work, and work well.