Gears (detailed response please)

[instigator]

I'm doing MEng at Uni at apparently the 3rd best uni in the uk.

To be honest, I used to like it, I now have no desire or motivation to do anything with it now.....wish I hadn't bothered with uni. Money is good but that isn't everything...

[mchaggis]

I'm in my Finalist year on Automotive engineering. BEng unfortunately, but that's my fault for being lazy the past couple of years.

I've learnt to draw that from too many lectures, and too many exams and courseworks wanting schematics of those components. As to where my interests lie, probably in anything between the engine and the road, i.e. clutches, gearboxes, driveline, brakes, suspension, tyres etc. (Powertrains in other words).

As to going to Loughborough to do Mech. Eng., I can certainly recommend the university, I think I made a rather longwinded positive post about it some time in the past... but I can't seem to find it.

[paulyzf600]

Funny thing is I took a couple of lessons to get used to the whole gear change specially when coming to a stop I found it hard to select the gears as well as brakes etc etc..lol Just tap the gear lever down loads to made sure your in first before stopping the lever wil go really hard and the gear box will probably make more of a clunking noise thatn it did with therest of the gears!
It is possible to pull away in second but with lots of clutch slip and it's not advisable as your instructor will give you loads of stick!

Yeah Yamaha gear boxes.......something for me to look forward to yippie! I was riding my brothers thundercat the other day and accelerating hard into second and out it jumped into neutrol.......aparently thundercats are renound to do that.....oh well will just have to get used to it and make sure I lift my foot hard enough into second.
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[Gazdaman]

proximity, no there's not supposed to be a neutral between every gear, only between first and second.

from neutral you tap down for first, then up for second, or half an 'up' from first to neutral, or half a tap down from second to neutral.

3rd best uni.... Imperial college? York? Bristol? Cardiff?

Gaz

[instigator]

strathclyde uni.....only for mechanical engineering though....

[proximity]

If you dont mind me asking, what has put you off it? What would you have done if you had not gone to uni?

[CBRPETER]

[27yo kid]

Have to agree on the fact that you'll never even pull a wheel off the ground on a 50. I had similar concerns when I got my derbi but alas to no avail.

I find gears harder on a bike that a standard H shift in a car but I guess thats just me. (mind you, I do have a quick shift on my kit car so maybe thats why!)

Oh, and BIG UP LUFFBRA!!! went there for five years, was ents chair and helped run one of the best unions in its time. (since I left its gone downhill rapidly!)

Is it a jaguar or eurofighter in the engineering department?

[27yo kid]

when I went to loughborough it was 7th best for chemistry, top three for engineering, top for sports and, was the BIGGEST AND BEST (voted by red somethign or other) independant student union in the whole of western europe. Not to mention having the biggest catered hall in europe!

Totally unrelated but thought I'd just slide the comment in without being noticed!

[mchaggis]

The Experimental Aircraft Programme aircraft (EAP) is in the Display Area of the Aero/ Auto department. It was a technology demonstrator (one off prototype) for the BA Eurofighter Typhoon. Though they took the engine away...

[27yo kid]

Yeah, one of my mates went on to work on eurofighter, in fact he still is working on it.
Highly amusing when people say its outdated. OK, the outside might look the same but the inside....well, I cant say anything as I dont know anything but its very cool!

As for elvynn, I was in faraday, but yeah, elvynn is the biggest.

And the union, it was given some land by the university, to do with as it pleases. (it was given the area it stands on now right up to the roundabout, which is now the olympic size pool!)
Anyway, they sold half of it back to the uni after a while, made themselves independant and roberts your fathers brother, spen lots of money on the union. It also has to spend all the profit it makes on the union as it cant make a profit (charitable status!)

A lighting rig that was the best in the county, sound second to non, I leave and they just go downhill!!!!

When did you start?
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[Gazdaman]

Loughborough's student union is cool. The little night club thing they've got going in there is really nice!!

Gaz

[Ste]

Out of interest do you happen to know a Phil Miller who goes to Loughborough uni?

[mchaggis]

Hrm, I can't say I do, do you know what course he's on? If it's not final year auto. eng. I have to say I've not a chance. There are 15,000 students you know.
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[Ste]

Hmmm what course, he's probably sat in his room taking a course of exercies, he bought this (probably not work safe unless you want to be looked at strangely ) , might be useful for blackmail purposes.

[27yo kid]

That little nightlclub thing????
I'll have you know the capacity of the union on an event night is (was when I was running it!) 2750, that makes it one of the biggest nightclubs in the whole of leicestershire!

little nightclub...
grrrrrrr
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