I believe in the 40s there was a transition period before automatics started to rule the north america what was the hydraulics that used to mask the mistakes of the driver with a stick shift and how come it's not employed today?
What's the precursor of the modern(?) slushbox ?
Sep 19, 2016
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I assume you're talking about the basic "fluid coupling" that was used before the modern and much more efficient "torque converter" was developed?
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Yes. Fluid coupling it is. Thank you.
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