I can literally watch other cars on the track gain distance as I change gear, and I've come to the conclusion that the major time loss is due to the very long clutch pedal travel. If I try to accelerate the movement, it only ends up with bad timing - causing wear on gearbox and loss of traction.
I've replicated the setup in this post:
http://www.teamzr1.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1599I haven't finalized adjusting the length of the rod, and I'd like to know if I'm within the ballpark; what final rod length did you end up with?