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Old 10-01-2013, 01:05 AM   #23 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jeff88 View Post
Instead of using a TC, could one use a "smart" clutch hooked into the brake pedal. It wouldn't latch when the car is at speed and the brakes are applied, but if the wheels are stopped (or really close to), then the clutch is applied and the break in the system happens. Or maybe you wouldn't need any of that. Anytime the brake is applied, it would detach the engine/transmission and as soon as you let off the brake (before you press the gas again), the clutch would re-engage the system.
VW and Volvo tried something like this, it was a nightmare.
There is an Alison automatic transmission one of the big ones, bigger than the Alison1000 like this, its a traditional auto trans that slips into neutral before you stop and goes back in gear when you let your foot off the brake.
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