[cypher279]

So I was driving around the other day contemplating why I have a tiptronic boxster instead of a manual one, and I got to thinking: What would happen if you just replaced the torque converter in the car with a nice, solid clutch? I've never opened up the tranny before but wouldn't it work essentially the same way as a sequential gearbox? the internals would be completely different, of course, but would they work? shifts would probably feel hella thumpier but I assume if you had a true sequential gearbox it would feel about the same. I'm not seriously thinking about doing this but I found it an interesting concept. Has anyone ever done this? and finally, why don't any street cars have sequential gearboxes?