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Originally Posted by cdrazic93
I thought the spines on straight cut gears were called dogs, thus called a dog box because it has straight cut "dog" gears. also having the same characteristic of the loud whine that the gears cause.
The only thing that doesnt fit is that i thought dog boxes were sequential   |
"Dog box" just refers to how the gears engage. Dog boxes don't use synchros. Dog boxes can have helical or straight cut gears.