Maybe not a factory or aftermarket option just yet, but a company called Zeroshift has turned a few Tremecs into true clutchless manuals and performed flawlessly. No electronics, no hydraulics, no fancy wizbangery. You bang gears just like you normally would, but NO clutch. Lemme back up; you use the clutch to launch, but after that you don't need it. And before anyone chimes in with "yea well pro stock guys and other have been using this for decades..." those trannies are not the same as what I'm talking about, and aren't the most streetable, you know that. One day this should be an easily obtainable retrofit for the US. Here's where I first noticed this:
http://www.z06vette.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52564&page=1&pp=15 I know the thread is a little old
A little more info:
http://www.pistonheadstv.com/images/ZeroShift_RacecarEng_0204.pdf
This info is roughly a year old and obviously this hasn't hit the US market yet as far as I know. I'm pretty sure it's already a retrofit in the UK for TVRs. I don't know about anyone else but I get all giddy at the thought of this. I was going to switch to an auto but if this hits the market in the near future, I'm sold. Zeroshift wants to partner up with overseas distributors so I would suggest that any distributors here who like this idea, to go to www.zeroshift.com and sign up!
http://www.z06vette.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52564&page=1&pp=15 I know the thread is a little old
A little more info:
http://www.pistonheadstv.com/images/ZeroShift_RacecarEng_0204.pdf
This info is roughly a year old and obviously this hasn't hit the US market yet as far as I know. I'm pretty sure it's already a retrofit in the UK for TVRs. I don't know about anyone else but I get all giddy at the thought of this. I was going to switch to an auto but if this hits the market in the near future, I'm sold. Zeroshift wants to partner up with overseas distributors so I would suggest that any distributors here who like this idea, to go to www.zeroshift.com and sign up!
