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**Rocket36** · 17-05-2010, 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by bombsquad21

As for the notion that everyone who isn't a fan of Aussie muscle must be holed up in and office all day and has never had their hands dirty is equally ignorant...but not unique.

LOL!!!

I must have missed that bit... I love every inch of my 1970 Aussie 308 V8. I also love my European and my Japanese. All for different reasons and all in different ways. I also spend a lot of my time at race tracks both driving, and working on race cars being driven by others. From Formula Vee, Formula Ford, Sports Sedans, to the new Sports Racers (amazing cars!!!). A lot of the time, hands can get quite dirty.

**Oneofthegreats** · 17-05-2010, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by bombsquad21

As for the notion that everyone who isn't a fan of Aussie muscle must be holed up in and office all day and has never had their hands dirty is equally ignorant...but not unique.

My remark wasn't about who owns what & where.

Its the fact people will listen,take, quote or whatever they do with the info from people who have no idea about whats what when it comes to any cars who do such non car related style jobs incl. desk jobs etc. & question the ones who actually work on cars for a living & actually have a clue whats going on?

Its all back to front!

Its like me jumping on a brain or heart surgery forum & advising a patient about "what I found or heard" on the internet, or don't listen to that bloke. He's only the surgeon. I'm a mechanic. I know what I'm talking about. This is your problem, & this is how you fix it!

What would I bloody know about surgery?

Thats why I stay right away from helping the new later model cars sections on this site. Not worth the extra pressure on my fingertips.

I love the cars. Just will never understand why most of these people think they are that much better than everything else!

Oh Rocket.
No offense, but can't help a cheap shot for laughs sorry! My car is just as fast as a R36 & with a couple more psi, faster! haha

Not bad for a conversion that cost less than a set of R36 tyres!

**Rocket36** · 17-05-2010, 04:13 PM

Originally Posted by golfworx

Oh Rocket.
No offense, but can't help a cheap shot for laughs sorry! My car is just as fast as a R36 & with a couple more psi, faster! haha

Not bad for a conversion that cost less than a set of R36 tyres!

Um... Why would I take offence? I could spend $5,000 and drive a car that goes "faster" than my .:R36. Like I have said, it's not all about how fast something goes... You are naive to think that becasue a car is faster than another one it is also "better in every way" than it. You are also naive to think that being a mechanic qualifies you to comment in absolutes on all cars in all ways. If you don't understand what I mean by that, I apologise.

**Manaz** · 17-05-2010, 04:20 PM

Originally Posted by golfworx

Sorry to say it does.

It holds gears longer & shifts harsher. Almost like a sport mode

Having driven a VN Commodore half way around Australia (and torn its gearbox to shreds half way between Alice Springs and Three-Ways in the Northern Territory, that doesn't fit in with my experience - my understanding is that they're not an electronically controlled gearbox but rather are a rather simple Jatco 4-speed (4N71?) with only one throttle/load behaviour - if you drive it harder, it'll hold longer and shift harder, but that's a result of your behaviour, not because the gearbox is behaving differently itself - the only way to do this on such an old auto would be to adjust the bands or perhaps solenoids if they're in use in this design.

**Speed** · 17-05-2010, 04:37 PM

Careful Manaz, your questioning the "know it all mechanic" with fact

Someone that appears to be dirty on anyone for having a desk job, yet spent a fair amount of time replying to this thread today.

Back to the thread... The Mk5 seems to be catching the Mk6, yet the Mk4 looks to be way out in front.

**goodfella** · 17-05-2010, 04:43 PM

Mark 4 .... 'nuf said

**Manaz** · 17-05-2010, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by Speed

Careful Manaz, your questioning the mechanic

I'm more than happy to be proven I'm wrong - I'm just working from my theoretical knowledge of the product and practical experience of its application.

And let's leave the (not so) subtle digs out of this huh?

**Oneofthegreats** · 17-05-2010, 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by Speed

Careful Manaz, your questioning the "know it all mechanic" with fact

Someone that appears to be dirty on anyone for having a desk job, yet spent a fair amount of time replying to this thread today.

Back to the thread... The Mk5 seems to be catching the Mk6, yet the Mk4 looks to be way out in front.

I'll be the first to say no one knows it all incl. myself.

The reason why I'm on here today is cause 4 years ago I crushed my spine working in a produce factory supplying supermarkets which put food on the tables in VIC, NSW & SA!.

So I'm limited to 3 days a week back it the trade I've been working in for 15+years.

Call me weak? I'd like to see how some of you survive with a crushed spine driving 600+km each week then working without pain killers until you can get home & get some meds into you.

Oh. Manaz

Its a Turbo-Hydramatic 700.

Not a Jatco. they were fitted to VL's & various other models