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Originally Posted by scooter
Ok so for you out there that want to know the answer to the same question I asked about what makes a heavy shift knob better than any other. Look at the link below. Thanks to TWM Performance for spelling it out without "Newton's Law"!
What is a Shift Knob |
hmmmm...this sounds like Newtons Law to me...
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Why is a heavier shift knob better you may ask yourself? The answer is simple and relates to basic physics. A heavy shift knob carries with it more kinetic energy and has greater momentum than a less massive (lighter) shift knob travelling at the same speed. Kinetic energy is defined as the energy possessed by a body because of its motion, equal to one half the mass of the body times the square of its speed. Momentum is defined as the product of the mass times the velocity of an object. Since kinetic energy and momentum are directly proportional to an objects mass, the more massive (heavy) an object is the more kinetic energy it carries with it through it's movement, and it has a greater momentum than a less massive object travelling at the same speed.
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